| Eclipse Was Blighted In Belize By Overcast Skies |
| Mon, August 21, 2017 |
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Today in the US, fans of the solar eclipse were gazing up at the sky by the tens of thousands to see this once in a lifetime celestial event. Those in places like Portland, Oregon and Charleston, South Carolina got the best view: they are in what is called the path of totality, meaning they got to see the total solar eclipse. Well, Belize was way below that point. We got about a third of an eclipse, between 11:30 am and 1:15 pm - and we didn't see any one looking up for it.
We did try to get a shot of it but all we saw was Tropical Wave Harvey's dark clouds hovering. The MET Office told us more about it:...
Derrick Rudon, Acting Deputy Chief Meteorologist
"A total solar eclipse is to occur today, an eclipse is a once in a lifetime thing but Belize unfortunately won't see the total solar eclipse, we will see a partial so about 30 to 40 percent will be covered by the moon."
The darkest time in Belize was at 12:54 PM - though we observed no difference due to the overcast skies and the rain.
This last total solar eclipse visible in the United States happened in 1979 - in 38 years ago.
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