From CBC
On the morning of August 21, a dark shadow will cross over North America. The temperature will drop, people will see stars and a fiery halo will appear in the sky.Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/everything-you-need-to-know-about-august-s-eclipse-of-a-lifetime-1.4226211No, it's not the apocalypse – it's a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse.
"We happen to be at a very lucky place in the universe and a very lucky place in earth's history and time to be able to see this complete blocking out of sun," said Jesse Brydle, a science educator at Science World British Columbia. "It's a very rare occurrence and it happens for a very brief moment."
In fact, the complete solar eclipse will last between just two minutes and two minutes and 40 seconds in parts of the United States. In Canada, we won't see the complete solar eclipse at all (we're too far North) but residents of Western Canada will see about 85 per cent of a full eclipse, Brydle said.
Still, a two-minute eclipse? What's all the hype about? The answer: an eclipse of this magnitude – it will travel from coast to coast across the United States – hasn't been seen since 1918, according to NASA.
To prepare, we asked Brydle everything you could want to know about how to make the most of the upcoming eclipse.
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