Annular Eclipse - 2023!

Wow - what a show! We got up early so we could make our breakfast tacos on the grill before the big event. It started a little after 9am. Let me just say that eclipse glasses are a must!! They block out everything except for the sun. We watched as the moon crept over the sun on little mouse feet. It was slow, but quick at the same time if you thought about those huge celestial bodies in motion. When we weren’t watching the show directly, we were watching the ambiance in the air - the quality of the light changed significantly and it was definitely colder without the full brunt of the sun shining down on us. The peak was between 10:27 and 10:32 for us, but the whole experience was awesome!!




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