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If you’re wondering if there is a Guinness World Record for the “biggest gathering of people dressed as the sun”, the answer is yes, and it now belongs to Niagara Falls, Ont.

While a partial eclipse will be visible across much of Ontario, a total eclipse will occur on Monday in areas primarily along Lake Erie and Lake Ontario from Windsor to Cornwall.

Canadian cities from Niagara Falls, Ont., to Gander, N.L., are getting ready to welcome visitors hoping to spend a few minutes plunged into darkness.

This classic Facts So Romantic post was originally published in September, 2013. Roughly twice a year, the apparent positions of sun and moon coincide, and a fortunate few observers are treated to a solar eclipse. Watching such an event provides the opportunity to contemplate a strange coincidence: From the surface of Earth, the apparent sizes […]

Roughly twice a year, the apparent positions of Sun and Moon coincide, and a fortunate few observers are treated to a solar eclipse. Watching such an event provides the opportunity to contemplate a strange coincidence: From the surface of Earth, the apparent sizes of the Sun and Moon in the sky are nearly equal. The […]