An annular solar eclipse will occur on October 14.

Areas of Canada including Airdrie will be able to view it, coverage starts at 9:15 a.m. mountain time (MT) and reaches its peak coverage around 10:25 a.m. MT. 

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon perfectly aligns with the sun and earth to pass between them.

According to Espace pour la vie Montreal, the solar eclipse will last around four minutes and 15 seconds at the extremities of its trajectory. 

"The path of annular eclipse takes the form of a long and narrow corridor, just 200 kilometres wide on average, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the continental US (from Oregon to Texas)."

..Photo provided by Espace pour la vie Montreal

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), if you do plan on viewing the solar eclipse it is important to have eye protection.

"The sun is never completely blocked by the moon during an annular solar eclipse. Therefore, during an eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing."

NASA also mentioned viewing any part of the bright sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the item being used will cause damage to your eyes.

Regular sunglasses should not be worn when looking at the sun. You must look through safe solar viewing glasses, or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times, according to NASA.

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