The skies over Bristol did not cooperate on Monday. The photos still came in from far and near.

The solar eclipse as seen from Cancun, Mexico, Monday noon. | G. Fortier

Posted By: David Fortier April 11, 2024

The sky over Bristol did not cooperate with those of us who would have liked to view the solar eclipse earlier this week on Monday, but that did not stop Bristolites from viewing the eclipse from varying locations across the country, and even Central America, family members and former students included.

Bryant Park in New York City drew a crowd for the event. | N. Fortier

Gregory Fortier grabbed the feature photo above from Cancun, Mexico, where, coincidently, he was visiting as part of the wedding celebration of a college classmate.

While not a Bristolite, a former student of mine spent the day at the city beach in Plattsburg, N.Y., where she hunkered down with a friend and took the spectacular photos below as well as the time-lapse video.

Monday’s eclipse as viewed from the city beach, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | G. DiNardi

Time-lapse video of Monday’s solar eclipse over the city beach, Plattsburgh, N.Y. | G. DiNardi.

Chelsea and Christy Fortier drove up to New Hampshire early Monday and situated themselves in an isolated outcropping somewhere in the White Mountains region for the photos below.

The eclipse as viewed from the White Mountains region of New Hampshire, Monday. | Chelsea and Christy Fortier

The solar eclipse, which reached the point of totality in a swath of the country, from the Texas border to the tip of Maine, was supposed to have gotten to 92 percent totality over Bristol remained obscured behind thick clouds.

In Bristol, the eclipse began at 2:13 p.m. and ended at 4:37 p.m., according to NASA.

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