Welcome to the Ontario Parks “Eyes on the Skies” series. This space (see what we did there?) will cover a wide range of astronomy topics with a focus on what can be seen from the pristine skies found in our provincial parks.
For those of us in Ontario, April is that transition month between winter and spring weather. The snows start to melt away, the lakes start to open up and, by month’s end, the first buds may appear on the trees.
On April 8 in the mid-afternoon, a rare astronomical event will occur for observers in Ontario: a total solar eclipse. If the eclipse will overlap with your visit to parks, please refer to this blog.
Here are our astronomical highlights for April 2024:
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