'It does kind of put you in your place': Calgary comes out to catch glimpse of solar eclipse

Thousands of Calgarians flocked to the University of Calgary on Monday to get a glimpse of the solar eclipse.

Thousands of Calgarians flocked to the University of Calgary on Monday to get a glimpse of the solar eclipse.

While only about 40 per cent of the sun was covered in Calgary, it was still a special glimpse of the celestial dance going on every day, of which most of us are unaware.

Astronomers from the U of C's department of astrophysics, along with members of the Royal Astronomical Society (RASC), set up telescopes and viewing stations and distributed about 500 pairs of eclipse-safe glasses.

Damiloju Lawal was there with his mother and two sisters.

"When you think about it, how they are two very large celestial bodies and they kind of seem small from here but in reality, they are much bigger and grander I can probably imagine, it does kind of put you in your place," said Lawal.

"You realize that you are kind of this small being on this rock floating in the cosmos of space."