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Estevan Mercury Flashback – Feb. 28, 1979

This week's flashback is from 1979, when Estevan witnessed a total solar eclipse.
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The photo above shows downtown Estevan in darkness during totality in February 1979.

ESTEVAN — A full solar eclipse was witnessed in this part of the world on Feb. 26, 1979, in the morning.

The photo above shows downtown Estevan in darkness during totality.

Hundreds of visitors, including researchers and scientists from throughout Canada and the U.S., came to Estevan to observe the phenomenon.

The latest partial solar eclipse was observed in the area on April 8.

The next time Estevan and parts of southern Saskatchewan will be able to see totality will be on Aug. 23, 2044.

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