TORONTO, April 3, 2024 鈥� The upcoming solar spectacle is eclipsing some of the other interesting skyward happenings, but 91亚色 Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Science and director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, is available to discuss what else to watch for on April 8.

• Comet 12P Pons-Brooks 鈥� what Hyde calls fascinating 鈥� will be visible just off to the side of Jupiter and may even be visible with binoculars during totality of the solar eclipse
• The planetary alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus聽and Neptune during eclipse totality
• An active sun where viewers may be able to see sunspots during the partial eclipse as the sun is in a more active time of its solar cycle

In Toronto, it will be a partial eclipse, 99.6 per cent of totality,  at 2:04 p.m. and ending at 4:31 p.m. on April 8 with the maximum at 3:19 p.m.

Timing varies depending on location. For those wanting the full experience, the total eclipse will be viewable in other areas of Ontario 鈥� Niagara Falls, Hamilton and St. Catharines.

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TORONTO, March 7, 2024 鈥� Your mother probably told you to never look at the Sun or you would go blind, but that is particularly true when it comes to the upcoming solar eclipse, says Elaina Hyde, director of 91亚色鈥檚 Allan I. Carswell Observatory.

Hyde, an assistant professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Science, is available for media interviews in the lead up to the eclipse to talk about what an eclipse is and how to safely view it.

Although it will only be a partial eclipse in Toronto, 99.6 per cent, it is still strong enough to cause eye damage, even blindness, if anyone looks directly at it, adds Hyde, an assistant professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Science.

For those wanting the full experience, the total eclipse will be viewable in other areas of Ontario 鈥� Niagara Falls, Hamilton and St. Catharines. In Toronto (timing varies depending on location), the partial solar eclipse will at 2:04 p.m. and end at 4:31 p.m. on April 8 with the maximum at 3:19 p.m.

鈥淧eople, especially young children, may be tempted to look up during the eclipse, but it鈥檚 not safe to do so without proper protection,鈥� says Hyde. 鈥淎nd, sunglasses are definitely not protective and shouldn鈥檛 be used when viewing the eclipse, but there are safe ways to do it.鈥�

How do you look at the eclipse safely? Use solar viewing glasses, a pin hole camera or special solar filters on a telescope or binoculars.

A solar eclipse, which is fairly rare, is when the moon casts its shadow on the Earth. It is different from a lunar eclipse, which occurs when the moon moves into Earth鈥檚 shadow.

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TORONTO, Monday, August 14, 2017 鈥� Ask a 91亚色 expert about the upcoming solar eclipse now, and watch the event unfold later at 91亚色鈥檚 Solar Fair on Monday, Aug. 21, where telescopes will be set up for viewing.

Visitors will also be able to watch the path of the solar eclipse live on the big screen or don a pair of solar glasses made available by through the 91亚色 Observatory to safely view the celestial event. About 70 per cent of the Sun鈥檚 surface will be covered by the Moon from Toronto.

Let鈥檚 Talk Science will also have interactive science demonstrations and an opportunity for people to build their own pin-hole camera to view the celestial event.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a sight not to be missed,鈥� said Faculty of Science Dean Ray Jayawardhana. 鈥淭he last time a total eclipse included parts of Canada was the winter of 1979.鈥�

Ray Jayawardhana, astrophysicist and Dean of the Faculty of Science, taking in the total solar eclipse in Turkey

As astronomy expert in the Faculty of Science, Professor Paul Delaney says, 鈥淚f you miss this one, the next chance to experience something similar in the United States and Canada won鈥檛 be until 2024.鈥�

WHAT: 91亚色 Solar Fair open to the public

WHEN: Monday, Aug. 21, from 1 to 4pm

WHERE: Lions Stadium, 91亚色. See number 6 on the .

WHO: 91亚色 U experts 鈥� , expert in astronomy and astrophysics, and , expert in astronomy and space exploration.

More information on solar eclipse safety can be found on the website.

To see the path of totality, view the .

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