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On Monday, April 8, there will be a total solar eclipse during the late afternoon. The moon will come between the sun and the earth in space. To those in the shadow of the moon, it will get darker with the sun’s rays being blocked by the moon.
The moon will slowly approach the sun in our sky. It will gradually cover the sun making the sun appear like a black circle with a radiant ring of light and fire emanating from its edges.
Not everyone on earth will get to see this eclipse on earth. Fewer will see a total eclipse. Most will see only a partial eclipse, depending upon where they are located.
In Sagamok, we will see a partial solar eclipse because we are not located in a place that comes under the direct path of the moon’s shadow that is cast upon the earth when it blocks out the sun.
The moon’s shadow will travel across Turtle Island on a north-east path that will come in through Mexico and over Dallas, Cleveland, Toronto, Montreal and Fredericton. Their sun will appear almost 100% blacked out by the moon.
In Sagamok, we will witness a partial eclipse of the sun. At it’s peak, we can expect to witness a 90% eclipse of the sun. The sun will not be completely blacked out. From our perspective, there won’t be a complete ring of radiant light around a dark circle to see. We will see only crescents. It will also be lighter here in Sagamok than it will be in Toronto, with us receiving 10% more light.
There are dangers associated with an eclipse and they concern human behaviour. While it is never a good idea to look directly at the sun, some people are tempted to look up at something that doesn’t happen in their everyday lives and they can harm the retinas in their eyes by doing so.
Those particularly at risk are young children, those who have undergone cataract surgery, use certain drugs or struggle with mental or psychiatric issues.
Don’t look directly at the sun and pay attention to children and those who may be tempted to look.
Message from Shawn Batise, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs
Z’gamok Enterprises Inc. is a corporation 100% owned by the Sagamok Anishnawbek. It is mandated to maximize the economic development opportunities of the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation within its traditional lands and within the Northern Ontario region in the resource sector and in services related to construction and resource development.
