Did you get to see the partial solar eclipse?
Today, at around 11:50 a.m. Airdronians got to see the start of a partial eclipse, with it reaching its max at 12:43 p.m. Luckily Airdronians had a few hours to take a few minutes to see it as the eclipse did not fully end until 1:40 p.m.
Airdrie and the surrounding areas were expecting an eclipse of about 37.4 per cent magnitude, meaning that the Moon would be covering approximately just over a third of the sun at the maximum.
Here are a few photos Airdronians took of the partial solar eclipse:
Start of the eclipse, photo provided by Darren Houston
Middle of the eclipse at its max point, photo provided by Darren Houston.
End of the eclipse, photo provided by Darren Houston.
Photo provided by Sabino Mabanta.
Photo provided by Jeremy Winterton.
Photo provided by Chris Lapaine.
Photo provided by Claire Spencer.
Photo provided by Darcey Bobb.Although Airdrie did not see the full solar eclipse, NASA stated that 'millions of people along the path of totality – which stretches from Texas to Maine in the United States – will see a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely covers the Sun.'
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