Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer On Monday, April 8, the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto will be hosting a livestream with partners across Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces to follow the best views of the total solar eclipse. Tune in for comprehensive coverage of the eclipse along […]
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Location Totality (%) Partial Eclipse Start Totality Partial Eclipse End Duration of Totality Hamilton, ON 100% 2:04 PM 3:18 – 3:20 PM 4:31 PM 1 m, 50 s Toronto, ON 99.93% 2:04 PM – 4:32 PM – Kingston, ON 100% 2:09 PM 3:22 – 3:25 PM 4:34 PM 3 min, 4 s Ottawa, ON 98.87%
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer “I’m most excited to see totality because I’ve heard so many things about it and am now so hyped up about it,” says alum Ilana MacDonald, public outreach, communications and events strategist with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics. “It’d be a real shame if I missed it.”
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer As educators, parents and astronomers, we want to make sure that no kids are left inside during the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience one of the most incredible natural phenomena alongside millions of Canadians. Some school boards have decided
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Menu Astronomy on Tap T.O. Ask An Astronomer Astro Trivia Night Cosmos From Your Couch Eclipse 2024 Discover the Universe Universe Astroindigenous Star Finder Request Star Finders Event E-News Sign Up During the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun. That Monday afternoon, many in Southern
Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer Not sure what to do with your eclipse glasses? You can keep them in a safe place to use for a future eclipse, or donate them to Astronomers Without Borders to be recycled and reused! Donated eclipse glasses will be inspected and redistributed to people in the path of
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer March 8th is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to honour and celebrate the achievements of women around the word. This year, it is also a month away from a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse that will sweep across Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. Today we’re celebrating two women who
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer We’re hosting dozens of free workshops across Toronto in partnership with the Toronto Public Library to help attendees safely enjoy the total solar eclipse on April 8 in several different ways! Astronomers from the University of Toronto will help participants make their own pinhole solar viewers, look at the
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On April 8, 2024, the moon will pass in front of the Sun and cast its ethereal shadow onto millions of Canadians. We have one year to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse! Now is the time to consider where you will be on April 8, 2024, if you will travel to view
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By David Goldberg, A&S News The Trottier Family Foundation is partnering with Arts & Science to ensure thousands of Canadian children can view the upcoming total solar eclipse safely. An impactful gift of $240,000 from the foundation will help fund Eyes to the Sky: Elevating Astronomy Education in Canada. The initiative is a joint effort
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