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Astronomers predict total lunar eclipse, visible across much of Canada

Posted on 21.02.2008 at 03:04 in Tech News by RLSLOG


TORONTO – Astronomers predict a total lunar eclipse tonight that will be visible anywhere in Canada where the skies are clear.

The moon will appear when the Earth’s shadow begins to travel across the lunar surface at 8:42 p.m. Eastern time.

When the moon is completely hidden around 10 p.m., it could appear to be blood red or bright orange and later change to dark brown.

Although the eclipse will last for three hours, the best of the lunar pyrotechnics will only be visible for about 50 minutes.

A number of science centres, as well as individuals, are throwing free lunar parties tonight in several cities in Canada, offering telescopes for people to observe the eclipse.

In Toronto, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is throwing a free sky party at the Ontario Science Centre, while a similar event has been set up in Calgary by the University of Calgary’s Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. Any body who sees the eclipse make sure to comment !

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  1. sam
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:05

    I’d love to see this.. but it’s cloudy here and supposed to rain tonight! Ouch!

  2. poolean
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:05

    sad freaks

  3. Booo
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:09

    Sweet, i am in Canada at the moment on my gap year.

  4. N0SCeNe
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:11

    watching eclipse now,cant wait till totality to get some really cool pic`s!

  5. matt
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:11

    im from philadelphia and its just starting right now…ill comment more in the next few minutes

  6. xtazy
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:12

    any chance of anything in the uk?

  7. bigscary
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:12

    not sure why u are just sayin visible in canada …. visible all across north america and other parts of the world… http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080220-eclipse-news.html

  8. woofer
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:16

    its awesome we are video taping it right now. its now 10:16pm here and we got a great view of it.

  9. n00b
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:17

    i saw a red spot on the sky, nothing special

  10. MNB
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:17

    it is half covered now, but it looks like it is only covered by a cloud, or maybe the orange effect will show when it is fully covered, i will try and take some pics. but no guarantee seeing as my digital camera is only 3.2mp….

  11. kperovic
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:18

    I don’t see anything. I’m in NJ, USA.

  12. Mike
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:18

    light pollution prevents me from seeing the moon :(

  13. sam
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:21

    Guys, you need to make sure you know what the moon IS before you go out and look for it. It’s not that big light pole out on your street corner with all the flies hovering around it. And it isn’t that lit up “Burger King” sign either.

  14. Moon guy
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:21

    sweet, now i can walk around naked without people seeing me.

    P.smash

  15. sky
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:22

    it’s a sign of global warming beginning

  16. alk
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:25

    you guys posting news now!? lol.. well off to see the lunar eclipse! lol

  17. HoratioDUKEz
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:26

    I’m in midwest U.S. and it’s about halfway covered now, and starting to turn red….its pretty sweet!! It will be fully covered and very red in about 35 mins…

  18. SL!CK
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:29

    RS Links pls :)

  19. Tito
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:30

    so there is something worthwhile about being canadian tonight, even if it is for a brief moment, eh? j/k.

  20. Tyh24
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:31

    got a good partial (eclipse) goin on now… in prime location. weather is beautiful and skies are crystal clear – just as the post said they’d be. should be awsome in another 30-45 mins.

  21. who cares
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:33

    Once again. BBC website is there for a reason as is this.

  22. BigMattyKane
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:37

    Right now its just bright white on the right side where I am Southern,Ontario,Canada.

  23. jrsaysbiteme
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:37

    anyone in ontario watching it? Me and my gf are taking tons of pictures. Its almost covered up.

  24. Tyh24
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:38

    @22 – who cares

    the majority of posts clearly indicate that the majority here cares and finds it interesting… STFU or move on to the next post douche bag.

  25. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:39

    awesome, just went out for a ciggy and forgot that this was on. looking good:D and @24, just told a friend from uni who is in ontario to go and check it out!

  26. jim
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:39

    cloudy :(

  27. matt
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:39

    wish i had a tripod…

  28. Tyh24
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:41

    i’m in ontario and periodically stepping out to check things out – its pretty great… too bad i’m living in the urban jungle now and no longer in the middle of nowhere where its nice and dark…. oh well – still looks great – city lights and all

  29. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:42

    it is semi cloudy here in cambridge uk, but i caught a glance a minute ago. not much left till totality.

  30. Dorje
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:42

    I’d much rather see this than cops lol.

    But, I can’t see it yet. Guess I’ll go for a little drive for a better view of the SE sky.

    Thanks Xman

  31. european
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:42

    here in midd eu … cloudy … :(

  32. crazedpanda
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:44

    Watching it right now…it’s getting reddish already.

  33. jim
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:44

    clouds cleard up actually and now the moon just looks like a sliver moon.. like any night when only a sliver of the moon is showing.. it’s not red or orange

  34. Ronin
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:45

    I see this whisperey/hazy and yet slow moving cloud formation driftly ever so slooowly past the brightly lit planetary matter and suddenly think ,,,” Thriller”

  35. Armstrong14
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:48

    I’ve actually been going out every few minutes to check on it… It’ll be eclipsing in 6 minutes for moi, I can’t wait to see what total color it turns to be! I’m excited just because I can! Goin’ out now!

  36. canadaman
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:49

    i didnt even know about this till I read this thx definately checking it out.

  37. Moon guy
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:50

    Once upon a time I lighted my fart
    But now im just the moonguy in the dark
    Nothing I can say
    A total eclipse of the heart

  38. mr movie
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:52

    watching it right now truly amazing to bad it wont happen till 2010 again.

  39. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:52

    i am gonna get in the car and go and hunt this thing down, there is too much light pollution here (and i hope that there are less clouds in the countryside, lol:D)

  40. jordansky
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:52

    Dang, I can’t see it from my apartment window, oh well, it’ll be in the paper tomorrow, or on the news. It’s too cold to go outside anyway, last night temperatures hit over -50º celsius, I’ll let you americans figure that out in fahrenheit.

  41. Buddah
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:55

    it hits sweden soon

  42. WieczorniX PL
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:55

    I am waiting for this eclipse but this fu**** clouds!! I don’t see thee moon.

  43. BigMattyKane
    February 21st, 2008 | 03:56

    Just about to happen here.only a sliver of light on the right now and the rest of the moon is slightly visible.I would’ve completely missed this if I hadn’t checked out rlslog,thanks.

  44. cabose369
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:00

    im here in toronto and can see it perfectly.

  45. dread
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:01

    cant see sod all where i am in the uk, stupid cloud cover :(

  46. ergo
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:02

    key words: “when the skies are clear”. lots of clouds in the sky :(

  47. France=Stuoopid
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:03

    I’m use to the ones during the day I never seen one at night, it was kind of boring.
    You could still see the moon, was just a little dark. I thought it would be a full eclipse. This was my first eclipse in 8 years, I keep missing the others.

  48. Syncere
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:03

    im all the way in mandeville,Jamaica and im seeing it. its beautiful here. such a site. its almost like watching the sun
    go down while on the beach. awsome.

  49. David Lightman
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:04

    Rock-n-roll, looks beautiful here from Seattle ! Looks like a very dim red Mars-like planet hanging in the sky.

  50. Socrates
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:06

    Ohio here I see the sun is behind us now my buns are burning my buns are burning!!!

  51. frolicd
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:09

    Looking out from the waterfront, very big and red, took about 50 pictures including a sort of a time lapse when it was entering an eclipse.

    By the way, Saturn is blinking away right above it.

  52. Rlslog Rules
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:12

    nice damn , looking at the lunar eclipse right now !!!! , awesome !!!

  53. Graner316
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:12

    Saw it. It was cold. Went back inside. That was exciting. Woopdie-doo. Froze my arse off.

  54. Steven
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:13

    just covered up in red here in northeast US

  55. mropinion
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:14

    awww, now you tell me, i just sacraficed a perfectly good goat to appease the moon god.

  56. Seanb
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:17

    I’m watching it from Brandon Manitoba right now, it’s 9:16 local time, and it’s just gotten a touch of orange to it.

  57. synonymous
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:21

    My gawd you Canadians are so self-centered. You’re not the only country that has a view of the eclipse. Also, take that picture and reverse it, that’s what it actually looks like.

  58. roofy
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:24

    watchin it as we speak. its soo freaky. it looks like the moon is 3d

  59. AndreR
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:24

    Sad its too cloudy now here in Brazil. Scientists said that the climax of the eclipse was 24min ago. =/

  60. too cloudy here :(
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:25

    Drank coffee. Stayed up (in Europe) hoping there would not be clouds. But is. Might as well stay up the whole night now having drunk the coffee.
    Oh, why dont you ban xfroggy 52 who is not really contributing here.

  61. anyways
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:25

    It’s really beautiful here in montreal (canada) eventough I have to watch it from inside home since there’s 1000 feet of snow outside

  62. roofy
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:26

    Windsor Ontario Canada FTW!!!

    lol Just kidding.

    its a crazy sight though

  63. mropinion
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:28

    “watchin it as we speak. its soo freaky. it looks like the moon is 3d” – roofy

    Dude , you do realise the moon IS actually 3D right??!?

  64. Mase
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:32

    here..took some picks with my n95 from my room

    http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8325/02202008044il4.jpg

    http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7977/02202008043mw2.jpg

    http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/7730/02202008042cg3.jpg

  65. kent
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:36

    It looks like a Blood moon, very interesting.

  66. marduk
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:37

    i saw it :)
    its not red completly tough at 10:15

  67. Michael Collins
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:39

    Looks brilliant here in California

  68. canvasch
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:39

    just saw it.. it’s pretty cool… had a perfect view from central florida, USA.

  69. synonymous
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:40

    Mase, I saw one of my neighbors taking pics of it too… Where are you?

  70. vBm
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:40

    Looking redish here in Belgrade, Serbia.

    Will try to get some pics.

  71. def. one
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:41

    got some great pics…. was on the look out for falling chunks o satellite too!!!

  72. Zaphod
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:46

    we can see it from Alabama! there is some cloud coverage though but it is in and out.

  73. Natrix
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:51

    Just saw it. Looks cool. On the left was Saturn and under the Moon space station passed by really fast. Awesome!!!

  74. Armstrong14
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:53

    Can you please ban xfroggy? Racist jack*ss.

    Aaand well yeah, I’m in Toronto too, and I saw it no problem, it wasn’t deep red or anything, but it was still pretty neat! And yeah, you could see a satellite before it came down to earth, but that was I believe around 2 hours ago… This is a good sight, and even if it wasn’t that spectacular to most, it’s a memory for me. :)

  75. Zack
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:54

    It’s been like this for a while and still is at this time of posting my comment (10:53 PM Eastern), and damn its freaking cool! Orange-glowing orb in the clear sky with a slight border of whight light. Definately some nice eye candy :D

  76. Beaulieu
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:58

    Im from Montreal, and it looked beautiful!!!

  77. Mase
    February 21st, 2008 | 04:59

    @ 73

    im in NY

  78. Sweet
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:02

    Windsor here and it’s a crystal clear night. Orange moon and bright stars. cool

  79. Hatchet
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:04

    I got to witness this one in the outskirts of Winnipeg. Very cool event. Simple, and quaint, but still, the very idea of our massive shadow crossing over the moon is pretty amazing.

    The redness of the moon is caused by the light bending around the earth. Like all the collective sunset’s in the world are all gathered on the moon.

    Almost poetic.

  80. Kamper
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:05

    Im in Costa Rica and it looks beautiful! Almost a clear sky except for a few clouds here and there, but don’t block the eclipse.

  81. Dorje
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:06

    You don’t get banned for being a racist here. But, you do get censored/redacted for politically correct sarcasm.

    Moon is/was pretty cool.

    ReeGed: I’ve already deleted that racist fucks comments, unfortunately the editors cant have banning rights, so all IP’s that are banned go through Martin first, which takes a bit more time. Trust me no1 wants spammers and racists to GTFO more than the ppl who run the site.

  82. josean727
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:06

    I am at chicago,Here in my back yard looks great, almost full nice view, even call my dauthers to see is amazing…

  83. Mase
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:08

    new pics

    http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/2725/02202008045kb9.jpg
    http://img341.imageshack.us/my.php?image=02202008046zd5.jpg

  84. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:14

    nice pictures mase. from my n82, this is all i managed (though the camera is the same and i fiddled with the settings for ages! i did have a decent view, but the camera refused to pick anything up… grrr)

    http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=21022007123yd5.jpg

  85. Aries
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:19

    located in pittsburgh and the eclipse is awesome, just came inside from watching it even tho its like 4 degrees outside

  86. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:19

    oh f**k off you racist c**t!

  87. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:20

    hah, you should post his IP and someone should fwd it to the MPAA for hanging around rlslog! and the NAACP would like it too!

  88. Dorje
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:24

    yeah, but maybe it’s an admin ffs

  89. hadj
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:26

    lol@miles

  90. Dorje
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:27

    Thanks ReeGeed, I appreciate your efforts. The seeing will be the beleiving.

  91. yuri
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:31

    Is there anyone that doubts that the US is responsible for this??

    Tell me it is just a coincidence that this “eclipse” happens on the same night that the US just happens to be shooting a spy satellite out of the sky?

    These people are just incredibly dangerous. They will soon destroy the universe with their antics.

  92. jordansky
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:34

    @93, yes, the U.S. is responsible for an eclipse, next you’ll say it’s their fault the earth is round.

  93. num1
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:38

    thanks for the pics very nice i am central us and we are geting snow so i cant see.. thanks….. to the idiot who shows his true level of education by his keen intelligence…. you ruin it all for every one else who has to be a whiteness to you stupidity…

  94. `Dr. Nick Riviera`
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:41

    Saw it from Serbia, Belgrade, clearly…
    Really nice view!
    I’m sorry to hear that it won’t repeated till 2010…

  95. jonnyBoy
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:41

    @96, yuri

    US isn’t responsible for Global Warming (why is it 12 degrees F out here tonight?)

    I blame India… just because I can.

    —————-
    on a non-related note:

    eclipse looks pretty good from here.

  96. Lenny Kravitz
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:43

    You can be sure Espen Tøndel could get the attention of the Kripos if the the thieves were after some of the revenue from Telenor or StatoilHydro or Norsk Hydro or Statkraft.

    But since the thieves are only stealing revenue from American companies, the Kripos will not get off their asses.

    Someday Norway will need the help of the US, and then the US will remember this slap in the face.

  97. Mr. X staff member
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:56

    I only saw a partial eclipse… too much dang cloud cover ! Blast those clouds :X

  98. insertclevername
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:57

    I just found out about this while at work but didn’t get off until 10:45 and it was barely noticeable by then…

    damn…others say they saw it really good here in ottawa, canada.

  99. insertclevername
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:58

    wats with everyone commenting on the norweigen lawyer case in these comments??

  100. Atticus Finch
    February 21st, 2008 | 06:04

    It’s almost gone. East coast US.

    Took a bunch of pictures, it’ll be nice to have them since this won’t be happening for a couple of years.

    Also – Why is this on RLSlog? Quite random.

    Sorry to the people who got clouded out. You missed an awesome opportunity.

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