Don’t get too carried away out there. Photo: VW Pics/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) It’s an exciting time for moon worshipers, as the Earth’s natural satellite is about to get its time in the spotlight with a total eclipse that’s set to be visible from vast portions of America on April 8th. While the lunar phenomenon … Read more
These days, Mylene Gamache-Tremblay spends her evenings and weekends taking orders for solar eclipse glasses, and packing and shipping them around the eastern part of the country. The Montreal-area online toy retailer says fulfilling orders is taking up every waking moment: “All of it. Every living hour.” Eclipse glasses are a hot commodity in large … Read more
If you are eagerly awaiting the total solar eclipse on April 8, there are some precautions you will want to take to protect your eyesight. Dr. Mark Eltis, a Toronto-based optometrist, told Global News that viewers of the eclipse will need special glasses, with ISO 12312-2 rating, to protect their eyes from any possible damage. … Read more
Agencies are bracing for the traffic of the 2017 eclipse to repeat itself.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 is expected to attract millions of people yearning for a glimpse of the rare astronomical phenomenon. However, eclipse-goers will have to migrate to a 115-mile-wide path of totality that sweeps from … Read more
Interest in travelling to Canadian cities and towns along the path of the total solar eclipse is skyrocketing ahead of the rare celestial event not seen in the country in over four decades. The eclipse’s path will cross through parts of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador on … Read more
Space enthusiasts were quick to snap up tickets for an upcoming special flight offered by Delta Air Lines that is designed to give passengers “as much time as possible directly within the path of totality” during the total solar eclipse on April 8. This is be the last total solar eclipse viewable from Canada and … Read more
