Moon to cast large shadow on North America Monday
LETHBRIDGE – For the first time since 1979, a total solar eclipse will be visible to a large population in North America.
While in Lethbridge it won’t appear as a total eclipse, the moon will block out more than 80 per cent of the sun at its peak Monday, Aug. 21.
University of Lethbridge experimental astrophyscist Dr. Locke Spencer cautions people NOT to look at the sun directly or risk permanently damaging your vision. Glasses made for viewing a solar eclipse safely are in short supply in the city.
An alternative for viewing the eclipse is to make your own pinhole camera.