Rumor has it that there will be a Total Solar Eclipse coming up next week. And, yes, it’s true. On 8/9-Mar-2016 the moon swings right in front of the sun and will cover it totally for 4 minutes and 9 seconds … But it is all about location, location location!

So before you get too excited – no, the eclipse cannot be seen at all from Nova Scotia – or the North American continent. It will mainly play out over the North Pacific ocean/Indonesia.

Still interested? Read the articles in Earth Sky or timeanddate.com for more details.

Btw, the next Total Solar Eclipse (at least) partially visible from Nova Scotia will happen next year on 21-Aug-2017. Stay tuned!