{"id":36989,"date":"2024-02-20T14:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/?p=36989"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:33:11","slug":"mcmaster-university-offers-free-glasses-to-view-the-solar-eclipse-in-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/hamilton\/mcmaster-university-offers-free-glasses-to-view-the-solar-eclipse-in-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"McMaster University offers free glasses to view the solar eclipse in Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With a <a href=\"https:\/\/planetarium.physics.mcmaster.ca\/2024-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar eclipse<\/a> happening in early April, Hamilton\u2019s McMaster University has purchased 600,000 pairs of \u2018solar-safe\u2019 glasses so residents can view the eclipse without harm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total solar eclipse is expected to occur on April 8th with first contact of the moon beginning to cover the sun starting at 2:03 pm in the afternoon. The total eclipse will occur around 3:18 pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Curious to learn more about the April 8th eclipse and McMaster-related activities? Keep an eye on this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FFrJt7yAVe\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/FFrJt7yAVe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; McMasterPhysics&amp;Astronomy (@mcmasterphysics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcmasterphysics\/status\/1754651612369322356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this is the first total solar eclipse to happen in Hamilton since the last almost 100 years ago in 1925, anticipation is high; though of course, viewing the eclipse without proper protection comes with safety risks for eye damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why McMaster has purchased a bulk supply of <a href=\"https:\/\/planetarium.physics.mcmaster.ca\/2024-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certified solar eclipse glasses<\/a> that will be distributed for free in Hamilton and the surrounding area throughout the coming weeks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distribution will begin after February 22nd at Hamilton, Norfolk, and Haldimand library branches; February 26th at the libraries at McMaster; and at Burlington public library branches, Six Nations Public Library, and Brantford Public Libraries after March 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next total solar eclipse won\u2019t happen in Canada for another 20 years, so don\u2019t miss out on your chance to view this rare phenomenon!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See more on the McMaster University <a href=\"https:\/\/planetarium.physics.mcmaster.ca\/2024-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a solar eclipse happening in early April, Hamilton\u2019s McMaster University has purchased 600,000 pairs of \u2018solar-safe\u2019 glasses so residents can view the eclipse without harm.\u00a0 The total sola...","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":36991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8065],"tags":[146,8946,19,20,115,8947,4687,8945],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/eclipse.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36990,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36989\/revisions\/36990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cekan.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}