Inuvik (May 26/03) - A partial eclipse of the sun will be visible to Beaufort Delta residents on Friday.

The eclipse will be visible at about 11:11 p.m. in Inuvik.

Calgary Science Centre astronomer Alan Dyer said the eclipse will be fairly significant and the sun will appear to "have a bite taken out of it."

Direct observation of the eclipse can cause damage to your eyes. The only safe glass to use are a No. 14 welder's filter or special filters sold by astronomy stores.

An alternative to the filter is the use of a pinhole projection device. Cut a hole in a large piece of cardboard and cover the hole with aluminum foil. Then punch a pinhole in the foil and hold a white card 20 to 30 centimetres behind the cardboard. An image of the sun will be projected onto the white card.

The eclipse will end at 12:08 a.m. Saturday. Dyer said there will not be another solar eclipse visible in the North until 2008.