Discovery Channel (US & Canada) showing eclipse

james99 · 2003-11-17, 04:02 PM

TORONTO - A live solar eclipse, the first to be seen by human eyes in Antarctica, will be broadcast in high-definition by Discovery Channel on November 23.

No word if the Disovery HD Theater will show it in the USA.

update: now available in the USA.

dep · 2003-11-18, 01:06 PM

it'll be better than being there!
(less cold. and HDTV has higher resolution than real life)

james99 · 2003-11-22, 01:58 PM

Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery HD Theater will air the only live high-definition broadcast in the United States of the first total solar eclipse seen by humans in Antarctica, Sunday, Nov. 23 from 5-7 PM ET.

james99 · 2003-11-23, 08:17 PM

Repeated on HD Theater at 9pm and midnight tonight.

otown47 · 2003-11-24, 07:32 AM

NHK did a great job...

tat2 · 2003-11-24, 01:52 PM

They sure did, NHK spent $7 million to do this. Isn't it the first time humans have ever seen this from antartica? I know one of the people interviewed by DC Canada who were on a ship on a ice shelf was one of the first to see a solar eclipse from all 7 contenents.

It looked fantastic, the scenery and at totality. Amazing.

57 · 2003-11-24, 04:16 PM

Here's a transcript of my e-mail with them. I wonder how long "active consideration" takes? :wink:

Quote:

Thanks for your comments. Daily Planet on HD is under active consideration.

-----Original Message-----
From: XXXX
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 8:04 PM
To: dailyplanet@discovery.ca
Subject: Eclipse in HD

I didn't find the correct link for feedback on this issue, so I'm
sending it to you since Jay and Natasha were providing commentary.

I've had my HDTV for two years now and I'm very pleased that more HD
programming is available every month. I was very pleased with the HD
coverage of the solar eclipse from Antarctica.

Can't wait for Daily Planet to be on in HD... Any idea when this will
be?

otown47 · 2003-11-24, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 57

Here's a transcript of my e-mail with them. I wonder how long "active consideration" takes? :wink:

Quote:

Thanks for your comments. Daily Planet on HD is under active consideration.

-----Original Message-----
From: XXXX
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 8:04 PM
To: dailyplanet@discovery.ca
Subject: Eclipse in HD

I didn't find the correct link for feedback on this issue, so I'm
sending it to you since Jay and Natasha were providing commentary.

I've had my HDTV for two years now and I'm very pleased that more HD
programming is available every month. I was very pleased with the HD
coverage of the solar eclipse from Antarctica.

Can't wait for Daily Planet to be on in HD... Any idea when this will
be?

It can't be when hell freezes over because antarctica is hell so we've already seen that.... :wink:

2003-11-17, 04:02 PM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 23,034	Discovery Channel (US & Canada) showing eclipse TORONTO - A live solar eclipse, the first to be seen by human eyes in Antarctica, will be broadcast in high-definition by Discovery Channel on November 23. No word if the Disovery HD Theater will show it in the USA. update: now available in the USA. __________________ Blu-ray and HD DVD Neutral! PS3 and 360 Neutral! My DVD Collection

2003-11-22, 01:58 PM	#3
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 23,034	Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery HD Theater will air the only live high-definition broadcast in the United States of the first total solar eclipse seen by humans in Antarctica, Sunday, Nov. 23 from 5-7 PM ET. __________________ Blu-ray and HD DVD Neutral! PS3 and 360 Neutral! My DVD Collection

2003-11-23, 08:17 PM	#4
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 23,034	Repeated on HD Theater at 9pm and midnight tonight. __________________ Blu-ray and HD DVD Neutral! PS3 and 360 Neutral! My DVD Collection

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2003-11-18, 01:06 PM	#2
dep Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 5	it'll be better than being there! (less cold. and HDTV has higher resolution than real life)

2003-11-24, 07:32 AM	#5
otown47 Veteran Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ottawa, Rogers Posts: 3,880	NHK did a great job...

2003-11-24, 01:52 PM	#6
tat2 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Stoney Creek Posts: 663	They sure did, NHK spent $7 million to do this. Isn't it the first time humans have ever seen this from antartica? I know one of the people interviewed by DC Canada who were on a ship on a ice shelf was one of the first to see a solar eclipse from all 7 contenents. It looked fantastic, the scenery and at totality. Amazing.