Apr 08
The Great Solar Eclipse of 2024 will miss the Greater Toronto Area & almost all of Ontario but you can experience it in Prince Edward County
When and where
Date and time
Mon, 8 April 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Location
Regent Theatre 224 Picton Main Street Prince Edward, ON K0K 2T0 Canada
Map and directions
How to get there
About this event
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Experience the Great Solar Eclipse of 2024 in Prince Edward County on Monday, April 8 from 2:08pm to 4:34pm. We are requesting several free safe solar viewing glasses from the Province of Ontario. This outdoor viewing event is free, but there may also be one-hour to all-day events for family members of all ages.
The Inspiring Universe Experience events have attracted attendees from 3-years-old to 107-years-old. All of these events will be held at the historic Regent Theatre in Picton, Ontario from Sunday, April 7 to Monday, April 8.
Depending upon where you live, driving to Picton for the day might be very difficult because of the volume of traffic that is expected. Therefore, it is imperative that you plan ahead for this trip since the hotels and AIRbnb rooms will likely all be sold out if you wait too long.
Niagara Falls will also be experiencing a total solar eclipse and there may be many more events and hotel rooms available in Niagara Falls. For more information on this event on EventBrite, go to:
//www.eventbrite.ca/manage/events/407501326437/details
[Learning more about the events occurring in Picton and Niagara Falls might affect your decision on where to book a hotel room.]
See you all in Picton or in Niagara Falls in 2024!
Tom Vassos
Founder, CosmologistsWithoutBorders.org
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Your guide to solar eclipses
Very important! Looking directly at the Sun, without appropriate protection, can lead to serious problems such as partial or complete loss of eyesight.
Artist's rendition of a total solar eclipse. [Credit: Canadian Space Agency]
An eclipse is a wonder to behold. Although eclipses occur more often than you might think, there aren't many opportunities to admire them. There are four to seven solar or lunar eclipses per year, but only those people along the path of an eclipse are able to see it.
What is an eclipse?
An eclipse occurs when the light of a body outside Earth's atmosphere [Sun, Moon, planets, etc.] is temporarily blocked by another body. Eclipses don't just happen on Earth: they also take place on other planets, like Jupiter and Neptune.
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun, casting a shadow on Earth.
Animation of a solar eclipse [Credit: NASA]
From the locations along the Moon's umbra trajectory, it appears as if the Sun has gone dark. Depending on the distance between the Sun and the Moon and their positions, it is possible to see three kinds of solar eclipses:
- Total eclipse: the Moon completely covers the Sun
- Annular eclipse: the Moon is closer to the Sun; hence the Moon appears smaller than the Sun. A ring of light from the Sun is always visible
- Partial eclipse: the Sun and the Moon are not perfectly aligned, so only a part of the Sun is hidden by the Moon
Artist's rendition of a total solar eclipse. [Credit: CSA]
Artist's rendition of an annular solar eclipse. [Credit: CSA]
Artist's rendition of a partial solar eclipse. [Credit: CSA]
When will the next total solar eclipse be visible in Canada?
The next total solar eclipse to be visible in Canada will occur on April 8, 2024, when the path of totality will cross Mexico, the United States and eastern Canada.
When will the next annular solar eclipse be visible in Canada?
Annular solar eclipse of October 14, 2023
On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will be visible in Western Canada.
Next eclipses visible from Canada
Annular solar eclipse. [Credit: CSA]
How to safely watch a solar eclipse
During any solar eclipse, it is imperative to wear special glasses with filters designed for eclipse watching [ISO 12312-2 international standard] to prevent eye damage. Regular sunglasses will not protect your eyes sufficiently.
Watching a Solar Eclipse - Grand Canyon Park visitors observed an annular solar eclipse in May 2012. [Credit: US National Park Service]
During a total solar eclipse, the path of totality is a narrow corridor approximately 100 to 115 km wide where the Sun appears to be completely covered by the Moon for a short period of time [between 2 and 3 minutes]. This is the most spectacular part of the eclipse, as those who are lucky enough to be in this corridor are able to see the Sun's corona, the chromosphere, prominences and streamers. Proper eye protection is essential before and after totality.
For those outside the path of totality, the Sun appears to be partially covered by the Moon [partial eclipse]. When watching a partial solar eclipse, proper eye protection is required at all times.
If you don't have special glasses designed for eclipse watching, there are other ways to watch an eclipse, such as an eclipse projector, which you can easily learn how to make.
Solar eclipse projector – How to build your own eclipse projector. [Credit: CSA]
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- Lunar eclipses
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Date modified: 2022-04-19