All together for a once-in-a-lifetime event
On Monday April 8, 2024, Montreal will witness a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event: a total solar eclipse. This phenomenon hasn’t occurred in Montréal since 1932, and won’t reoccur until July 2205.
Join us for this exceptional moment at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
A grand event
Free protective eclipse eyeglasses and outstanding programming
+Protect your eyes
Watch and photograph the eclipse safely
+Over time and across cultures
Discover lots of fun facts about the phenomena surrounding eclipses. This page will be updated regularly with new facts, so keep checking back!
+Observing the eclipse safely
Lewis Mackay, a science communicator at the Planétarium, explains how to observe the solar eclipse on April 8 without burning the eyes, using direct and indirect methods.
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