Solar eclipse

From Leamington to Port Dover, thousands of people gathered to watch Monday's total solar eclipse under sunny skies that began to darken in the mid-afternoon

Swarms of eclipse watchers flocked to the southernmost edges of Southwestern Ontario Monday to catch a glimpse at a celestial oddity

London Free Press journalists and our Postmedia colleagues across Southwestern Ontario ventured into the darkness (or near-darkness) as a solar eclipse crossed our skies Monday afternoon. Below is a recap of our live coverage of the celestial event: 3:58 p.m. Thank you for following our live coverage of this once-in-a-lifetime

Want to watch the eclipse from indoors, or without looking up at the sky? Click here for a live video feed.

The total solar eclipse has captured the imagination of Southwestern Ontario, garnering a lot of attention and not a small amount of hype.

A total solar eclipse of the sun will make the sky go dark over Southwestern Ontario, and far beyond, for a few minutes on April 8.

On April 8, there will be a total solar eclipse in Canada.