Bronxites Catch Partial Solar Eclipse
by David Greene
Bronxites across the borough were seen looking up to the sky during the partial solar eclipse that was visible on Monday, August 21. A large viewing party showing NASA’s live feed of the event was held at the New York Public Library in Kingsbridge and a large crowd was on hand at the New York Public Library in Pelham Bay, who had been giving away the special glasses to see the eclipse all week. Unfortunately, they ran out of the glasses before the event, so many enjoyed the event by sharing glasses with friends and strangers. Mark you calendar, the next partial eclipse over the United States will take place on April 8, 2024.
A time-lapsed photo released by NASA shows the different stages of the moon during the eclipse.
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- One woman came prepared with a special mask and camera to capture the first New York eclipse since 1979.–Photo by David Greene
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- A crowd gathers around a man who designed his own special eclipse viewing glasses in Pelham Bay.–Photo by David Greene
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- A woman takes photos of the eclipse with her cellphone outside of the Pelham Bay library.–Photo by David Greene
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- A young man attempts to take a cellphone photo with his special eclipse viewing glasses.–Photo by David Greene
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- Dozens attend an eclipse viewing party outside of the New York Public Library in Pelham Bay.–Photo by David Greene
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- Residents in Pelham Bay were observed pointing their cellphones to the sky during the partial eclipse on August 21.–Photo by David Greene
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