Chris Hadfield is famous for being an astronaut. He had never seen a full solar eclipse until Monday.
“When I was a child living on the farm, we saw a partial eclipse and I was really excited, more than anyone else in my family,” Hadfield said to the reporters. “I put holes in a piece of paper and when the sun shone through it, I could see a partial eclipse. “
“I haven’t been able to see an eclipse since then, but today the stars have aligned and I can see it. “
Had field went to Florenceville-Bristol, NB on Monday to see where the solar eclipse would be fully visible. He was one of many people in the Maritimes who watched the special event in the sky, and it won’t happen again there until 2079.
There were lots of cars on the roads in Prince Edward Island because many people we retrying to find a good spot to see the eclipse.
Had field said the eclipse gives us a chance to think about where people fit in the universe and our experiences and accomplishments together.
“He said that today is a rare day when millions of people actually stop and look up. “”We often focus on our shoes and the bad things people do, but there are so many amazing things in nature around us that we ignore. “Today is a day that brings people together.
“We are in a great time in history. “
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North America and rest of the world to experience darkness due to today’s total eclipse
