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A highly-anticipated total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of eastern Canada on Monday, April 8, but there are opportunities to witness the rare celestial event in Calgary.
1979 was the last time parts of Canada got to experience this kind of eclipse.
The path of totality on Monday will allow parts of Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and Newfoundland to plunge into darkness in the middle of the day for a few minutes.
Western Canada isn’t close enough to the main event for such an experience, but residents there will be under a partial eclipse beginning at 11:48 a.m. MDT, hitting its maximum at 12:43 p.m. MDT and ending at 1:38 p.m.
The moon will cover almost 40 per cent of the sun over Calgary at its maximum.
Whether a partial or total solar eclipse, viewing the sun with …
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