SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Hundreds of thousands of People in 13 states skilled a complete eclipse on Monday. Right here within the Bay Space, we noticed a partial 34% eclipse, however pleasure was nonetheless excessive.
There have been viewing occasions throughout the Bay Space for individuals who needed to expertise it with others.
San Francisco
The Exploratorium in San Francisco welcomed guests for its eclipse celebration beginning at 10 a.m.
Exploratorium guests watched the full eclipse broadcasts from Texas and Mexico.
Physicist Dr. Want Whitmore from the Exploratorium was in Junction, Texas, spoke to ABC7 Information about on the brink of watch the solar vanish for a number of minutes.
“That is my first whole photo voltaic eclipse. I am shedding my thoughts a little bit bit. I’ve a number of power,” Whitmore mentioned.
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Dr. Whitmore and her workers broadcasted dwell from Texas on the Exploratorium’s web site and YouTube channel throughout the eclipse. Texas is certainly one of 13 states that skilled totality — about 4 minutes of darkness.
Carla Duke was feeling the second.
“I am grateful to be right here it is a blessing, it is a miracle,” Duke mentioned.
The Exploratorium’s Ken Finn is completely happy eclipse curiosity is over the moon.
“So many individuals turning out to be curious and share the expertise collectively to observe that moon transfer throughout the solar and delight we’re a part of a giant cosmic clock within the photo voltaic system,” mentioned Finn.
Though the Bay Space solely noticed a partial eclipse, folks nonetheless wanted security glasses.
The Exploratorium Retailer offered out of eclipse glasses.
“We have been promoting 100 per day. We’re right down to our final inventory,” mentioned Samantha Holley from the Exploratorium Retailer.
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She mentioned to ensure the glasses you purchase are legit and have the “ISO licensed” seal.
“If you do not have security glasses, you are able to do issues like observe shadows, you’ll be able to punch a gap in playing cards, use a colander or a slotted spoon,” Whitmore mentioned.
Many with out glasses acquired inventive watching eclipse shadows with colanders from dwelling and reflections from mirrors.
North Bay
Within the North Bay, specialists had been recommending some wide-open areas for supreme eclipse viewing, like Lagoon Park in San Rafael.
“It has unobstructed views that look out towards the marsh,” mentioned Marin County Parks Ranger Ian Mclorg.
Ranger Mclorg mentioned the spot close to the Civic Heart is accessible by the SMART prepare and bus.
“I am excited. It is a distinctive alternative to get outdoors and see one thing totally different with a pure phenomenon,” Mclorg mentioned.
South Bay
Foothill Observatory at Foothill School in Los Altos noticed folks getting extra than simply an unimaginable view of the eclipse.
Within the South Bay, Foothill Observatory at Foothill School in Los Altos noticed folks getting extra than simply an unimaginable view of the eclipse.
Whereas loads of children had been on the viewing occasion, many adults could not assist additionally taking within the eclipse with childlike surprise.
“There’s so many various issues within the celestial realm that happen that, we’re not likely absolutely understanding and so when you’ve got a chance to see it and possibly ponder about that, and possibly add to the collective consciousness about what is going on on that most likely helps to additional our understanding,” mentioned Roland Lewis who got here to observe from San Jose.
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The Peninsula Astronomical Society helped host the occasion, welcoming folks to take a look at telescopes contained in the observatory and out.
Although guests did not get the full eclipse view within the Bay Space, most who got here to see the partial eclipse say they nonetheless acquired one thing extraordinarily significant. That included astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle who works at NASA Ames Analysis Heart.
“We’re right here truly sharing house collectively, so the identical house that we as astronauts look again from, and we see no borders on this planet,” she mentioned. “We are literally dwelling that second the place we’re all collectively, trying up in unison, in unity with humanity and there are not any borders between us.”
Consultants on the Chabot House and Science Heart say right here within the Bay Space, this was our final likelihood to expertise a photo voltaic eclipse in our personal yard till 2045.
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Hundreds of thousands of individuals flew and drove to different elements of the nation to see the full photo voltaic eclipse, many from right here in California.
Now that the eclipse is over, the race is on for some to get again dwelling.
Hundreds of thousands of individuals flew and drove to different elements of the nation to see the full photo voltaic eclipse, many from right here in California.
At San Francisco Worldwide Airport on Monday, vacationers had been headed each which means. You higher consider that a few of them simply noticed the full photo voltaic eclipse in different elements of the nation.
“Was it form of like, see the eclipse after which go to the airport?” we requested a traveler by the title of Dan Russell.
“Precisely! Seems you’ll be able to schedule a Lyft or an Uber experience to select you up proper on the finish of the eclipse and it’ll scoot you again to the airport simply in time to catch your flight,” Russell mentioned.
And that is simply what the Palo Alto resident did. He additionally managed to take pictures of the eclipse Monday in Austin, Texas. These are included within the video portion of this text. Russell stopped in Austin on the best way again from Raleigh so he might see associates, and naturally the eclipse.
“It was cloudy however every now and then there could be a parting within the clouds and also you’d see it after which it might go away. It was very nice truly,” he mentioned.
We talked to a number of individuals who flew to different elements of the nation to see the full photo voltaic eclipse and instructed us they don’t seem to be flying again Monday or Tuesday due to the excessive costs.
Mark Zigler of Harmony, who we spoke with Sunday night time, was a type of people.
He isn’t flying again but however did ship us these photos Monday of what the photo voltaic eclipse appeared 2,500 miles away in Ohio. He described it as breathtaking.
Everybody on-line and off the airplane speaking in regards to the daytime darkness inside its path.
“I got here from Texas and I appeared on the eclipse. It was actually darkish,” mentioned 10-year-old Jonathan Cao.
“Very darkish! We had been planning to see the eclipse however the climate predicted thunderstorms and raining. We gave up, packed every thing, and able to go after which, oh my goodness it is coming! So we stopped on the street and we watched it,” mentioned Jonathan’s father David.
“The period was like 3-4 minutes going from the center of the day to the nighttime. Yeah very darkish, very darkish!” mentioned Lanzi Liu who simply flew in from Austin.
“It was surprisingly darkish. It was very gradual to get darkish and abruptly it acquired very darkish. Road lights got here on, birds went away, it was actually dramatic truly,” mentioned Russell.
“Was it price it?” we requested.
“Completely, completely – you need to have gone!”
Perhaps subsequent time Dan, possibly subsequent time.
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