Solar Eclipse

My brother who lives in Arizona took this cloudy eclipse photo yesterday with his phone.  Luckily it was cloudy as he did not protect his phone.

In Toronto, we experienced 70% coverage which was so much fun. We used our solar eclipse glasses and I also made use of my cereal box viewer. There was a lot of excitement in the city.

Morning Walk

Well the solar eclipse is all the rage in North America today.  Here is a link to see how the eclipse will look from anywhere in the US.

Anyway, I thought I would just share a few photos from a morning walk with you!

Total solar eclipse

I noticed these pretty roses growing on the side of our church wall.  They smelled so good that day.

So apparently there will be a total solar eclipse on August 21st of this year for the first time in 99 years.  It will be visible across all of North America.   Here is some good information on viewing safety from NASA.  Use certified eclipse glasses only from recommended manufacturers.  They said you should never look at the eclipsed sun through an unfiltered camera or other optical device.  More interestingly, never do this while using your eclipse glasses. 

I ordered some eclipse glasses from Amazon, however son K says he would rather not risk his eyes by forgetting instructions and would be happy to just see film that others publish.