Partial solar eclipse draws crowds to space museum

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Dozens of skywatchers gathered at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum to view a partial solar eclipse, while millions in Spain experienced a total eclipse. CTV's Katie Griffin reports that Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Ottawa Centre president Dave Chisholm and local children safely used telescopes to watch the moon cover 26 per cent of the sun. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews #Shorts #SolarEclipse #Astronomy #CTVNewsOttawa

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