The sky went dark at around 3:17 p.m. yesterday as the solar eclipse passed through Oxford County.
ONTARIO - Our world was plunged into darkness for a few minutes as the moon crossed between the sun and the Earth, resulting in a solar eclipse.
Some areas in Oxford County had the opportunity to see the total eclipse, or close to it, at around 3:17 p.m. yesterday.
Tens of millions of people witnessed the celestial event in Canada, the United States and Mexico yesterday. People in southwestern Ontario were the first to witness it on Canadian soil, before the path of totality went through Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
It was the first total solar eclipse to cast it's shadow on Canadian soil since 1979, and another total solar eclipse is expected to pass through western Canada in 20 years.
Shawn Cowley, the Manager of Emergency Management and Preparedness for Southwestern Public Health, says we won't see another total solar eclipse in our area until 2144.

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