If you live in Ottawa and want to see a total eclipse, head for the border

If you want to have the full effect of a seeing a total eclipse on April 8, you'll have to leave Ottawa and head south.

If you live in Ottawa and want to see a total eclipse, head for the border
Tourists watch the sun being blocked by the moon during a solar eclipse in the Australian outback town of Lyndhurst, located around 700 kilometres (437 miles) north of Adelaide December 4, 2002. The town is one of only four in Australia where the 26 second-long full eclipse of the sun could be seen and occurred during celebrations for the Year of the Outback. The shadow path of whats called totality, where the 'diamond ring' effect becomes visible, can be seen on a path that is just 36 kilometres wide. REUTERS/David Gray

If you want to have the full effect of a seeing a total eclipse on April 8, you'll have to leave Ottawa and head south.