Solar Eclipse Viewing and Astronomy Night

Morning event: Solar Eclipse Viewing

Date: Saturday, Oct. 14
Time: 9 am–noon
Location: USask Observatory, 108 Wiggins Rd., Saskatoon

Free and open to the public

About this event

Visit the USask Observatory in the morning to view the 2023 partial solar eclipse. The eclipse starts at 9:20 am, reaches maximum at 10:33 am when the sun will be roughly half covered by the moon, and ends at 11:50 am.

Safety notice: Do NOT look at the solar eclipse with naked eyes. During an eclipse, the sun appears dimmed and becomes easier to look at, while light from the portion of the Sun that is uneclipsed is dangerous to your eyes and can cause blindness. Special equipment is needed to safely view the eclipse.

Evening event: Astronomy Night Open House

Date: Saturday, Oct. 14
Time: 7:30–11 pm
Location: Sleaford Observatory and Research Facility

Free and open to the public

Directions:Sleaford Observatory is pinned on Google Maps but do not take the suggested routes! Highway 5 is under construction. Use Patience Lake Road (grid road #394), or Highway 16 to Lawrence Road, then north until the fourth grid road. Then turn right.

This event is weather-dependent. Visit facebook.com/usaskobservatory for updates.

About this event

Come see the wonders of the universe through the telescopes at the Sleaford Observatory!

There are warm-up facilities, but viewing happens outside. Dress warmly.

This event is hosted by the USask Department of Physics and Engineering Physics in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Saskatoon Centre.

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