What a Weekend! Spectacular Aurora Photos from Around the World universetoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from universetoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Much of North America is gearing up to get a glimpse of Monday's total solar eclipse, with parts of Newfoundland directly in the path of totality when the moon completely covers over the sun.
Alan Dyer was a Winnipeg kid in the space-race days of the 1960s when he decided he needed to experience a total solar eclipse. This week, he's on the road with a carload of gear to see his 17th.