THE 2024 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN ONTARIO - FREE EVENT

THE 2024 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN ONTARIO - FREE EVENT

8 Apr, 2024

THE 2024 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN ONTARIO - FREE EVENT

Time Mon Apr 08 2024 at 12:00 pm to 06:00 pm
(GMT-05:00)

In front of the Canadian Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Canada

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Experience the "Great Solar Eclipse" in Niagara Falls, Canada on Monday, April 8, 2024. This outdoor viewing event is free, and there will be other free and fee things to do around Niagara Falls such as those events described here:

https://www.niagaraparks.com/events/event/2024-solar-eclipse


Unfortunately, the number of visitors is going to be overwhelming, so I am pretty certain that there will not be enough solar viewing glasses for everyone, so I recommend you bring your own.


The entire partial eclipse in Niagara Falls will last from 2:04pm to 4:31pm, but the highlight will be the total solar eclipse that will last 3.5 minutes from about 3:20pm to 3:23pm on April 8, 2024.


Tens of thousands of people are expected to be travelling from the Greater Toronto Area to Niagara Falls to experience this life-altering event. Driving to and from Niagara Falls on April 8 will likely be impossible due to the volume of traffic expected from the GTA.


Unfortunately, we could not arrange for any hotel room discounts, so please make sure you go ahead and book a hotel room since the rooms are going fast. If you cannot get a hotel room, I recommend you search on Airbnb.com or VRBO.com.


Depending upon where you end up on April 8, I have put together a list of websites where you can learn more about eclipse events in the weeks/days leading up to April 8:

Here is some info on eclipse events hosted by Queens University:

https://www.queensu.ca/physics/2024eclipse


The Royal Astronomical Society (RASC, Toronto Centre) has a Web page that has links to several other RASC Centres that are hosting events in Toronto and various other cities in Ontario (Eclipse and pre-eclipse events):

https://rascto.ca/events/solar-eclipse-april-8-2024


Here is info on events in Niagara Falls (get on the waiting list to hear NASA speakers):

https://www.niagaraparks.com/events/event/2024-solar-eclipse


Space Place Canada is doing a “Tips for the April 8 Eclipse” event on Tuesday, March 26. Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-light-tips-for-the-april-8-eclipse-registration-861558082417?aff=oddtdtcreator


Here is info on in-person and online eclipse events at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto:

https://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/what-s-on/solar-eclipse-science#:~:text=Prepare%20for%20the%20astronomical%20event,Sun's%20light%20will%20be%20obscured


I personally am leaving this week for a month since I will be leading an eclipse expedition for 3,000 people on a Holland America cruise ship. We will be experiencing the total solar eclipse in the Pacific Ocean. So, I will see it a couple of hours before you do in Ontario... :)


For those of you in the Greater Toronto Area, I recommend you travel to somewhere in the path of totality, such as Niagara Falls or Kingston to experience the total solar eclipse.


The total solar eclipse will miss the entire Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and most of the rest of Ontario, but locations such as Niagara Falls, Kingston and Picton will experience a 100% total solar eclipse. Although the GTA will experience a partial solar eclipse on that day, there is a huge difference between a partial and total eclipse.


Here is a summary of the eclipse experience in Niagara Falls (or other locations in the path of totality) versus the GTA:


Niagara Falls: 100% Total Solar Eclipse

GTA: 99.8% Partial Solar Eclipse


Niagara Falls: The Moon totally covers the Sun during totality

GTA: The Moon does not ever totally cover the Sun


Niagara Falls: Total Solar Eclipse Duration = 3.5 minutes

GTA: Total Solar Eclipse Duration = 0 minutes


Niagara Falls: You can safely view the total eclipse for 3 minutes without any protective solar glasses (only during complete 100% totality, not during the partial eclipse)

GTA: You cannot safely view the eclipse without protective glasses at any time before, during or after the eclipse


Niagara Falls: The sky will appear very dark, like twilight

GTA: The sky will be about 50 times brighter than in Niagara


Niagara Falls: You can see the Sun’s corona

GTA: You cannot


Niagara Falls: You may see solar flares and/or coronal mass ejections

GTA: You cannot


Niagara Falls: You can see all phases of the eclipse including "Bailey’s Beads" and the "Diamond Ring"

GTA: You cannot


Niagara Falls: You might be able to see some stars and planets during totality

GTA: You cannot


Niagara Falls: Birds get more vocal, singing their evening songs

GTA: They won’t


Niagara Falls: Nocturnal bats and owls may appear

GTA: They won’t


Niagara Falls: The temperature will get much colder

GTA: The temperature won’t change as much


Niagara Falls: Slightly lower likelihood of cloud cover

GTA: Higher likelihood of cloud cover


Niagara Falls: You can witness the total eclipse and take pictures of it directly above Niagara Falls… a great Instagram moment

GTA: You cannot


Niagara Falls: You will experience a life-altering event!**

GTA: It will be cool, but maybe not life-altering


* Watching the eclipse from anywhere in front of the Falls is free, but other events may include a fee

** All subject to weather.


The difference between these two options is like being in the front row of a concert (Niagara Falls) versus being in a parking lot up the road from a concert (Toronto)!


Feel free to forward this information and links to all your friends and family.


All the best in your eclipse plans for April 8, 2024!


Tom Vassos

Founder, CosmologistsWithoutBorders.org

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Date & Time

Mon Apr 08 2024 at 12:00 pm to 06:00 pm
(GMT-05:00)

Location

In front of the Canadian Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, Canada

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