Alabamians gather to watch solar eclipse [PHOTOS]
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If you were in Alabama, you may not have been able to see 100% totality during Monday’s eclipse but if you were fortunate enough to be in a spot without too many clouds, you still got to witness a pretty incredible sight.
People started getting out of their homes and offices, piling into streets and parks across the state after lunch. You could really start to see the moon slowly get in the way of the sun around 1 PM with the sun slowly turning into a sliver over the next hour. The peak totality for Alabama happened around 2 PM, maxing out at 80% of the sun covered in most areas of the state.
This was just the second total solar eclipse to be visible in the United States since 1979 with the previous one happening in 2017. The next one is projected to happen in August 2044.
Around the State
You may have seen our team out and about in different areas of the state today. We got views of the eclipse from:
- Birmingham
- Auburn
- Tuscaloosa
- Huntsville
- Florence
Of course, as you can see in a lot of those photos, cloud cover was putting a damper on the whole experience for some of us in Alabama.
At its peak time in Mobile, the clouds decided it would be a great time let some rain out which really bummed out our very own Liv George.
If you follow us on Instagram, you could have been keeping up with all of these locations through our IG stories!
100% totality
You may have been a part of the large group of people from Alabama that decided to hit the road to see totality of the solar eclipse. The path included places like:
- Dallas, Texas
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Buffalo, New York
Did you get out Monday to watch the solar eclipse? We want to see your photos from the event! Share them on social media and tag The Bama Buzz on Instagram, X, Facebook + LinkedIn!
