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Solar eclipses are rare, and a total eclipse, where the moon completely covers the sun, is rarer still — the next one in the Montreal area will not occur until 2205.
But observing Monday’s celestial event can be at the whim of Mother Nature if the skies are obscured by clouds or rain.
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However, Montrealers are in luck as the forecast by Environment Canada is predicting sunny skies and a balmy high of 14.
And, in the unlikely event a passing cloud comes into the picture, one phenomenon connected to total eclipses is the temperature can suddenly drop a few degrees and the wind can change direction. This could help dissipate any lingering clouds just before the total eclipse.
In Montreal, the eclipse begins at 2:14 p.m., the totality is at 3:26 p.m. and lasts one minute and 27 seconds, and it ends at 4:36 p.m.
So there should be no excuses to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity — unless, of course, you are at work in a stuffy office building. Then you can always tell the boss you are running out for a coffee. Just remember to bring him or her a double-double, too.
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