Mar 16 2024 - Niagara Falls is Preparing for the Total Eclipse of the Sun
The Solar Eclipse is being billed as a "once in a lifetime event". It has a name: "Great North American Eclipse".
Have you chosen your viewing spot?
Supposedly upwards of 1 million people have chosen Niagara Falls for the historic moment. This will be the largest crowd Niagara Falls will see in its own history. The Mayor is preparing for what is being billed as a "notable" location. It was in 1925 that the last full solar eclipse was viewable in Niagara Falls. And the next one is 2144. One can understand why so many people will go to Niagara Falls. TRhe raging sound and sight of the falls with the overhead spectacle.
That's a lot of QEW traffic. Will people stop on the highway when the solar eclipse starts to happen? What will transpire?
Anyone anywhere east of Hamilton will be in the path of totality - the closest most accessible and best place to view the eclipse.
Actually, there are lots of places in the path of totality: Belleville, Kingston and Cornwall. Here's the interactive map to see the path.
And the advice about viewing? "If you’re in the path of totality when the moon blocks out 100 per cent of the sun’s light, you can take your protective glasses off during the two to three minutes of the total eclipse, but the CSA recommends wearing proper eye protection before and after. For those outside the path of totality, you must wear protective eyewear for the duration of the eclipse."
I wonder what we thought of the total eclipse in times gone by. What about this Flexify interpretation - thinking the world would go wonky with the Sun disappearing.
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