Partial solar eclipse, meteor shower a feast for skygazers in Canada
Brendon Roy said the rare event was visible with proper eye protection, while a more total eclipse could be seen in Spain.
- On Wednesday, Thunder Bay residents witnessed a partial solar eclipse as Brendon Roy, president of the Royal Astronomical Society, observed the phenomenon calling it a 'fairly big deal' for local skywatchers.
- A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking part or all of the sun's light; this alignment is relatively rare since the moon does not always pass directly in front of the sun.
- Roy described the event as "sort of a passing graze to the moon over the face of the sun," while experts emphasize using specialized solar filters or indirect methods, warning that staring directly causes permanent eye damage.
- The region last experienced a partial solar eclipse two years ago, though clouds obscured the view in Thunder Bay; the next partial eclipse visible locally arrives in January 2029, while the next total eclipse is not expected until 2044.
- While local skywatchers observed a partial alignment, Roy noted that a more total eclipse was visible in Spain; locations there experienced fuller obscuration than observers in Thunder Bay during this week's rare celestial event.
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Missed Nova Scotia's partial eclipse? See it here
Astronomy experts at Saint Mary's University in Halifax hosted a free public viewing with specially filtered telescopes and glasses. Tiffany Fields, an astronomy technician, explains why Nova Scotia was one of the best places to view the partial eclipse.
Partial eclipse of the sun
For would-be astronomers in the Hamilton area the partial solar eclipse looked more like a cookie with a bite taken out although even with that, skies became noticeably darker for a while. That celestial event happened alongside the alongside the peak of the Perseid meteor shower that will be visible after dark, tonight weather permitting. The moon covered a small sliver of the sun (about 8% in southern regions like Toronto and Hamilton), lastin…
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