Lunar Eclipse (photo by David Shuman)
There is a lot of chatter about the lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010 – but no, it’s not a harbinger of evil even though this event coincides with the winter solstice. Yes, it’s just a coincidence.
But if the skies over Montreal do clear up, you’ll be able to see the Earth’s shadow pass across in the early hours of Tuesday, December 21, starting at 1:33AM EST, with the totality starting at 2:41AM EST.
Here’s a useful Wikipedia page with exact times and an animation of the eclipse:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2010_lunar_eclipse
Also, our RASC Montreal Centre Communications Director Andrew Fazekas was interviewed on CTV about this eclipse, watch Andrew here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH9YfXHZoEQ
Here’s hoping for clear skies!
