The eclipse of the century 🌔🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔
Ready for the celestial event of the century? On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross the Canadian sky. It’s the first one since 1972! Don’t miss this exceptional and very rare phenomenon.
The South Shore is the place to be
Our friendly advice to North Shore users: plan a trip on April 8 so you don’t miss the total eclipse, because you’ll only be able to see it partially in your area.
Exciting eclipse events
Two excellent places to observe the eclipse accessible by public transit.
Gault Nature Reserve
In collaboration with the Trottier Space Institute and the McGill University physics department, the Gault Nature Reserve in Mont-Saint-Hilaire is planning a special event to observe the eclipse. Safety glasses will be provided free of charge and Institute specialists will be on hand to explain the science behind the eclipse. Visitors will be invited to one of the mountain’s peaks to see the total eclipse from one of the best viewpoints in Québec, according to specialists.
Parc Jean-Drapeau
The activities on April 8 include a performance by DJ Champion and the Orchestre Métropolitain, scientific booths, food trucks and pop-up sugar shacks, and a conference by Innu astrophysicist Laurie Rousseau-Nepton. It’s going to be a very memorable event!
To learn more about this historic astronomical phenomenon or how to observe it safely, visit Éclipse Québec.
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