Eclipse watchers to meet at Calgary science centre for the big event

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Millions of people across the country will be keeping their eyes on the skies on Monday and one of the busiest places in Calgary for eclipse watchers will be the TELUS Spark Science Centre.

"This is obviously a rare celestial event, so we need to celebrate it," said Zack Anderson with TELUS Spark.

Since Calgary will only see a partial eclipse, Anderson says TELUS Spark has set up a special live feed from NASA of the full eclipse.While eclipses themselves aren't too rare, Anderson says it's fairly special because its taking place over a densely populated area. "The moon will be totally blocking the sun, which is what's called a total eclipse, and it's that path of totality, which has totally covered the sun's light."Whether it's a partial or total solar eclipse, viewing the sun without protection is dangerous and it's important people have the proper protection for viewing.

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