Partial solar eclipse may be visible from Ontario and beyond this weekend

A partial solar eclipse is happening across Ontario and North America this weekend.

The annular solar eclipse, on Saturday, Oct. 14, will appear most noticeably in Western Canada, according to the Canadian Space Agency. The best places to view it are from Oregon to Texas in the U.S.

But a partial solar eclipse may be visible in southern Ontario, according to the Weather Network. In the GTA area, the eclipse will start at 11:55 a.m., peak at 1:09 p.m. and end 2:25 p.m.

An annular solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth while it is at its farthest point from earth, according to NASA.

Because the moon is farther away from earth, it appears smaller than the sun and does not completely cover the star.

A ring of light from the sun will appear and observers must wear proper eye protection to view an annular eclipse.

When viewed from southwestern British Columbia, about 80 per cent of the sun will be covered but places in eastern Canada will see less coverage, according to the Weather Network.

Clear skies are also needed to see, with eye protection, the eclipse.

Unfortunately, cloudy skies are forecasted for much of Ontario this Saturday.

However, NASA, is showing the annular solar eclipse on their YouTube channel here.