Eclipse of the Sun

I've been interested in astronomy for a very long time. Anything that happens in the night sky usually involves a drive out to the country to get away from the city lights. Today it's a little different. This time I don't have to worry about the night sky because today was a total eclipse of the sun at 3:30pm in the afternoon. It's fairly easy to know when and where these solar eclipses are visible because they are usually mapped well in advance. In the past, usually a solar eclipse happens on the other side of the planet but today, it will happen across the southern tip of Canada.

So instead of dealing with light pollution, it's cloud cover I need to worry about. This is something rare to see and the conditions were right to get a great show. I took the day off work so I could travel if it wasn't visible from the Ottawa area and checking in the morning, it started off sunny with the clouds rolling in.

As the clouds rolled in, I got a little nervous and I was determined to get a great clear sky. I decided to drive east towards the Montreal area as it looked to have clearer skies. We ended up in a place called Saint-Phillipe and got a spectacular show. OMG it was incredible.