There’s an eclipse today. Here’s what you might be able to see in the N.W.T. [Video]

A total solar eclipse will happen today, but it will look different depending on where you live. 

The eclipse is a rare celestial event where the moon passes between the sun and Earth, entirely blocking out the sun for anybody in the path of totality. In Canada, that stretches across parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. 

For people living in the Northwest Territories, it will appear as a partial eclipse, where the sun is covered by about 11 per cent. It may be visible sometime between noon and 2 p.m. MT, depending on where you are. 

“It will look like someone has taken a little bite out of the sun,” said Nicole Mortillaro,  a senior science reporter with CBC. 

Yellowknifer Stephen Bedingfield, who has already seen multiple eclipses, went down to Mexico to see the real deal, from within the path of totality.

“It’s startling,” he said. “It’s almost …