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Photo: 2017 Solar Eclipse

The partial solar eclipse seen this morning
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The solar ecplise was seen be people around North America, with a partial eclipse seen over Central Alberta. At the height of the eclipse, around 11:30 a.m. the moon covered an estimated 80 per cent of the sun. Those viewing the eclipse needed to do so with special glasses so as to not amage their retinas. Photo by Megan Roth

By Megan Roth

The partial solar eclipse seen this morning

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Local photographer Rhys Grant was able to catch this image of the solar eclipse about Sylvan Lake at the peak of the eclipse. Photo by Rhys Grant/RO_Studios