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04/08/2024 05:14 PMMore than 200 people from all over Connecticut visited the Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton on Monday afternoon for an Eclipse Viewing Party that featured safety glasses, a live stream, a photobooth, crafts, and snacks including Moon Pies.
Sarah Borgnis-Tobin, the head of outreach and adult programs at the Henry Carter Hull Library, who organized the party, participated in a NASA-sponsored program to become an eclipse ambassador, allowing the library to procure 900 eclipse glasses, all of which were given away in recent weeks, including 200 that were given away Monday. The library was one of several area libraries giving away the glasses, which allowed people to safely view the eclipse.
A member of the Shoreline Astronomical Society set up a telescope, which also allowed participants to safely view the eclipse.
The total solar eclipse crossed from the Pacific coast of Mexico through the United States on Monday.While Connecticut was not in the path of totality, with the moon completely occluding the sun, parts of Connecticut saw the moon eclipse about 93 percent of the sun Monday, starting just after 2 p.m. with the peak just before 3:30 p.m.