We are eclipse-rich in East Coast Canada! We get a partial solar eclipse on Saturday (Mar 29)
Solar Eclipse Timeline in Moncton for Saturday Mar 29 is:
- starts at 7:04a
- max at 7:20a
- ends at 8:15a
* We are supposed to get close to 85% eclipse action. see this LINK.
Safety! Be eclipse safe or you could damage your eyes!- Do NOT look at the solar eclipse with: your eyes/ any sunglasses/ photo film/ X-ray film/ smoked glass/ floppy disks. (Are you asking, "What's a floppy disk?" I'm gonna have to ask you to get off my lawn now.)
- THIS LINK has a list of eclipse glasses companies. THIS LINK has instructions to make a box projector (and other stuff).
- Photographing the eclipse: it's possible that photographing the eclipse will damage your cell phone camera. See https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/total-solar-eclipse-phone-photos-2024-1.7149062
Fun Fact: Solar Eclipses are accompanied by a Lunar Eclipse. The lunar one happens around 2 weeks before or after the solar one.
more links:
- https://www.space.com/partial-solar-eclipse-one-week-away-get-ready
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2025/03/23/double-sunrise-2025-ultimate-guide-to-north-americas-solar-eclipse/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_March_29,_2025
