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Greater Napanee Eclipse Viewing

April 8 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free

Join us on Monday, April 8th, 2024, from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm to view the solar eclipse passing through our region. Greater Napanee will experience 100% totality, that is, complete coverage of the sun.

The partial phase of the eclipse will begin at 2:08 pm and the totality phase will start at 3:22 pm lasting for 2 minutes 24 seconds.

Location: Strathcona Paper Centre Soccer Field – 16 McPherson Drive

The School House Band will be performing from 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm. Residents are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and ISO-Certified glasses for the event.

Big D’s Canteen will be open during the event to purchase food and beverages.

A limited number of ISO-Certified glasses will be available on a first come, first serve basis at the event on April 8th.

What is a Total Solar Eclipse?

This is when the moon completely covers the sun. These two celestial objects appear to be the same size in the sky and when they happen to line up just right, the moon blocks the sun’s disc entirely in a very rare event called a total solar eclipse.

Safety:

Total solar eclipses are widely regarded as one of the most breathtaking and amazing phenomena that you can observe; however, proper eye protection is needed. Viewing a solar eclipse without eye protection may cause serious permanent eye damage. We strongly advise that anyone planning to view the eclipse do so through special eclipse glasses, No. 14 welding glass, or specialized solar filters for use in telescopes and other optical viewing aids. These specialized protective aids allow you to look directly at the sun before and after totality. The only time you can ever safely view the total solar eclipse without eye protection is during the totality phase, which is only a very brief moment when the moon completely covers the sun.

The Town of Greater Napanee wishes everyone viewing the event to have fun, but to do so while taking the proper safety precautions to protect their eyes. For more information on solar eclipse safety, visit the NASA 2017 Eclipse Safety Page (the same safety information is still relevant for the upcoming 2024 eclipse).

Organizer

Town of Greater Napanee

Strathcona Paper Centre

16 McPherson Drive
Napanee, K73 3L1

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The Bay of Quinte RMB Land Acknowledgement

The Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board is committed to acknowledging, appreciating and understanding the Indigenous peoples’ historic connection to this land and to raising awareness by building relationships in collaboration with Indigenous partners and communities. 

We recognize and acknowledge that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Mississauga, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee which includes the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte) with whom we work in direct partnership with. 

This partnership focuses on the common goal of celebrating the region with the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka who are equal partners within the organization and at the Board of Directors table contributing to the mandate and operations.

This mandate includes listening to, learning from, and collaborating with the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka and actively incorporating their culture and heritage into the practice of responsible destination marketing and management of the region.

We understand that this land acknowledgement is only a small step towards the larger process of reparations and reconciliation.

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