A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Atlantic Canada tomorrow, depending on the weather.

The partial eclipse is expected to be viewed at its maximum around 3:30 p.m.

Speaking on Your VOCM Mornings, Edward Gleason, a science educator, explained what a solar eclipse is and what makes it so special.

“We receive about one-billionth of the sun’s energy…and it’s ninety-three million miles away on average and the moon is much smaller but it’s still much larger than we can fathom. It just so happens that they’re going to align in just such a way so that one will block the other,” Gleason explains. “That tapering shadow of the moon is sweeping across earth.”

Gleason stresses the importance of protective eyewear should anyone choose to go outside and catch the show. Proper protective glasses are necessary, even during partial eclipses.

Gleason explains that the only safe time to remove these glasses during an eclipse is during the moment of totality, which won’t happen during this particular day. In fact, Wednesday’s eclipse is only expected to be about 53 per cent of the way covered.

The next total solar eclipse viewable from this province won’t happen again until July 17, 2205.