Eclipse !

On Monday, August 21, 2017 there was a total solar eclipse across the United States, with the path of totality running from Oregon to South Carolina. Seattle had 90% of the sun covered, but if you drove about 200 miles south, you would be in the path of totality and have 100% of the sun blocked out for, depending where you were, 1-2 minutes.

Joseph drove with some friends to Baker City, Oregon, and were able to see the full solar eclipse. He took a time-lapse video over the course of ~16 minutes before the total eclipse arrived, the 2 minutes of the eclipse, and ~6 minutes after. Those 24 minutes are compressed to 24 seconds in the video below; you can see the vista getting darker, getting fully dark, and then getting light again. Pretty neat!

John, Mary Jo, Jack, and Henry stayed in Seattle where we were able to view through our eclipse glasses the moon covering more and more of the sun. It never got fully dark, but it did get a bit darker.

There will be another eclipse in the U.S. in 6 years on April 8, 2024. Come back to the blog to find out where we are!

Joseph's time lapse video from the "path of totality" in Oregon

Jack styling his eclipse glasses