A southern bite out of the Sun
While not directly visible from Canada, it's worth catching the live stream below of the September 13 partial solar eclipse.
The eclipse that occurred on March 20 of this year still managed to reach totality as it swept through the most northern reaches of the planet. In this case, though, the moon will slowly take a bite out of the upper portion of the Sun, covering around 90 per cent of it at maximum.
The resulting shadow of the Moon will sweep across southwestern Africa and western Antarctica, starting at 12:40 a.m. ET and ending at 5:05 a.m. ET.
These relatively remote regions will make it difficult to see this particular eclipse in person.
However, as a service to those of us who cannot pick up and travel to the Antarctic or southwest Africa, the Slooh Community Observatory is hosting this live stream of the event.
The show begins at 12:30 a.m. EDT Sunday, Sept 13, featuring views of the eclipse from South Africa and commentary by Slooh astronomer and host Bob Berman. Joining Berman during the show will be solar researcher Dr. Lucie Green, who will discuss how this solar eclipse helps scientists understand more about our home star.