Astronomy is the Sport of Optimists in the PNW.
Twas a bit of a disappointment in Seattle today. It was supposed to be the day of the great North American Eclipse of 2024, but we had two things going against us. First, it was overcast and raining. I know this comes as a surprise given the general climate in Seattle, but we had some sunny days this past week and will have a few more this coming week, but not today. Second, we were only in the 10-20% band, so the eclipse, had it been visible, would have been a small notch in the bottom of the disc of the sun. Not a terribly memorable visual and not much of an impact on the overall solar illumination.
As a small consolation, have some chocolate-covered gummi bears.
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