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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 Mr. X


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. insertclevername
    February 21st, 2008 | 05:58

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

  2. 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.

  3. Cyder
    February 21st, 2008 | 06:36

    Next time 2010? Hahaha, that’s just a few years from now. Even the leap year (29 days in February) we have this year is more rare.. Cool event, no doubt, but not THAT rare ;)

  4. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:09

    a round of applause for the solar system!!! nice job, and to all of those people who said ‘who cares’, 106 posts begs to differ. ha, i am sure for some of ‘us’ it was nice to get outside for once!

    @cyder, if you think about it, statistically, one in sixty of us wont be around for the 2010 one (though of course i hope we all are), so the best policy is to enjoy every one as if it is your last! 29 days in feb, not bad, but this year it falls on a friday, so what is the difference, everyone still has to go to work (but i guess atleast because it is the last friday of the month, many will get paid and go out and party extra hard:D)

  5. spider
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:16

    Look up dummies!

  6. Mandog
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:36

    It was visible here in Washington State. It’s gone now and very bright and full. Looks beautiful.

  7. darE
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:38

    I got to see the eclipes

  8. Da_Docta
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:39

    pic i took with the cell:

    http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00196tn6.jpg

  9. likemike
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:51

    OFF TOPIC NEED HELP PLEASE: I was wondering if anyone can explain to me why the 720p version wont play every time i extract it becomes a .mkv file not avi.

    AN EXPLANATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

  10. sean
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:51

    in st.lucia that the caribbean the eclipse was cool sat outside a party and watched 4 a bit

  11. insertclevername
    February 21st, 2008 | 07:58

    @111

    Thats what hd files are encoded in. Almost always x264 .mkv
    You can play them using VLC
    http://www.videolan.org

  12. Isis
    February 21st, 2008 | 08:08

    here in southafrica we evan got a glimps of it :D

    @13 you are a noob dude, this is cool infomation i like it and i promise you a whole lot of other people also like it

  13. daffiex3
    February 21st, 2008 | 08:18

    well i saw it pretty clear at work today around 7:30pm. Midwest US.

  14. KnightRider SuxT
    February 21st, 2008 | 09:43

    “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”
    from post 7

    @7 Because Canada is full of “we have everything and you don’t” sort of people. They say these sort of things to make them feel more important then any other nation because they don’t have much in there meger, non-eventful, boring lives.

    Just watch, some Kunt-adian will say “..But our dollar is worth more than yours” or some typically childish remark that they often sh*t out of their mouths.

  15. KnightRider SuxT
    February 21st, 2008 | 09:44

    “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”
    from post 7

    @7 Because Canada is full of “we have everything and you don’t” sort of people. They say these sort of things to make them feel more important then any other nation because they don’t have much in there meger, non-eventful, boring lives.

    Just watch, some Kunt-adian will say “..But our dollar is worth more than yours” or some typically childish remark that they often shte out of their mouths.

  16. KnightRider SuxT
    February 21st, 2008 | 09:45

    “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”
    from post 7

    @7 Because Canada is full of “we have everything and you don’t” sort of people. They say these sort of things to make them feel more important then any other nation because they don’t have much in there meger, non-eventful, boring lives.

    Just watch, some Cu-ntadian will say “..But our dollar is worth more than yours” or some typically childish remark that they often sh*te out of their mouths.

  17. Mad Maxxx: KnightRider Edition
    February 21st, 2008 | 09:46

    “not sure why u are just sayin visible in canada …. visible all across north america and other parts of the world… http://www.space”
    from post 7

  18. KnightRider Edition
    February 21st, 2008 | 09:47

    @7 Because Canada is full of “we have everything and you don’t” sort of people. They say these sort of things to make them feel more important then any other nation because they don’t have much in there meger, non-eventful, boring lives.

    Just watch, some Kunt-adian will say “..But our dollar is worth more than yours” or some typically childish remark that they often sh*t out of their mouths.

  19. KnightRider
    February 21st, 2008 | 09:47

    yep

  20. Jeremy
    February 21st, 2008 | 10:15

    @ #115-120

    That is just ridiculous that you posted your dumb thoughts 5 times in these comments. And each time you changed your comment a little.

    How do you have so much spare time to be writing your useless thoughts on an internet forum 5 times?? Were you so afraid when it took a few seconds to appear that you thought you were being censored? So you changed a few words and reposted it?

    By posting it so many times, you’ve actually made it less likely that anyone will read it, because now they will just think it is spam and ignore all 5 comments.

    Dumb kunt.

  21. X
    February 21st, 2008 | 10:15

    hey i am in jamaica and i saw it… bright and pretty… nice trust me!!

  22. spar
    February 21st, 2008 | 11:37

    ” Astronomers predict total lunar eclipse, visible across much of Canada”

    Man this sounds stupid, ‘predict lunar eclips’, they didnt predict it, they knew it. And not only in Canada, but around the whole world.

    Stick with releases, this makes you look dumb.

  23. miles
    February 21st, 2008 | 13:12

    yep mate, in science we call this a predction, nothing is certain. as in, in an experiment, if we light the fuse on a stick of TNT, it might not necessarily explode

  24. RU
    February 21st, 2008 | 14:05

    Niterider has a new sickness called Tourette Syndrome Posting. Crazy sh1t like involuntary body movements and Internet outbursts just explode out of him. It’s pretty sad actually. He must be off his meds. Here you go KR. You’re all better now. .

    Either that or he has no one to listen to his drivel. Yup, he’s made his mark in life.

  25. Jurgen
    February 21st, 2008 | 15:04

    Mr X at it again? Lately the TV eps flood on rlslog (NOT SCENE!) and now this crap he labels ‘TECH NEWS’ omg.

  26. Armacalypse
    February 21st, 2008 | 15:28

    This is so lame compared to a solar eclipse.

  27. Hatchet
    February 21st, 2008 | 16:04

    “located in pittsburgh and the eclipse is awesome, just came inside from watching it even tho its like 4 degrees outside”
    Try -40… lol

    To Knightrider and every other person that put down Canada. The only reason that some of us Canadians thought that it was only visible here was because of the news report. They said that it’ll be visible across Canada. So a lot of us jumped to the conclusion that it was ONLY visible in Canada, (Similar to the upcoming Lunar eclipse, http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/2017/2017e.swf, which we’ll only be seen in mid-USA).

    The news reports should have said that it’ll be visible across the world.

    Everyone makes mistakes. Even those that discriminate people by their country.

  28. panamajuice
    February 21st, 2008 | 16:32

    Here in Panana (Central America) it was a clear night and we could see the eclipse perfectly. The moon turning orange was a nice touch!.

  29. valnomien
    February 21st, 2008 | 18:12

    so nobody has any pics to post up from a real digital camera what’s up with all these lame phone pics

  30. peter
    February 21st, 2008 | 18:26

    @panamajuice

    Yea, a clear night during which you were smuggling cocaine right past your corrupt governments troops to ship off to America.

    Give us back our canal.

  31. Javid
    February 21st, 2008 | 19:36

    i saw it looked awesome…..
    moon was red in color

  32. KnightRider
    February 21st, 2008 | 22:46

    Jermey. Post count was because rlslog is emcumbered by stupid twats like you that it mades latency unbareable when trying to post comments.
    If their was a “spam” problem as you so intellgently pointed out then the mods would of deleted them and posted their comments noted in post, smart azz.

  33. EskimoDave
    February 22nd, 2008 | 00:45

    I saw it. Then I went and played hockey. True story.

  34. zerone!
    February 22nd, 2008 | 03:36

    I saw it here in Ohio and it was cool. There weren’t hardly any clouds.

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