DailyAstorian.com // MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017
145TH YEAR, NO. 36
ONE DOLLAR
THE GREAT AMERICAN SOLAR ECLIPSE 2017
SHADOW AND AWE
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
DARKENS OREGON
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse this morning near Redmond.
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
By KATIE FRANKOWICZ,
JACK HEFFERNAN
and BRENNA VISSER
The Daily Astorian
MORE INSIDE
• No traffic nightmare
in Oregon
A
total solar eclipse darkened the
sky over Astoria this morning as
the celestial phenomenon left its
shadow and awe across Oregon and the
United States.
The North Coast was outside the path
of totality — where the moon blocked
out the sun — but that did not deter sky-
watchers from going outside to observe
the rare moment.
Patchy early morning clouds and fog
gave way to sunshine before the eclipse
shielded all but a sliver of the sun at
10:18 a.m. and the temperature dropped.
Some people ducked out of work
for a few minutes to catch a glimpse
of the changing sky. Others staked out
spots near the region’s most iconic
landmarks.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Carl Earl/The Daily Astorian
See ECLIPSE, Page 10A
People at the base of the Astoria Column gaze up at a total solar eclipse this
morning. Hundreds of people chose the spot to observe the phenomenon.
A look at the eclipse from
Astoria.
• Dutch Bros Coffee
recalls eclipse glasses
• Vermont woman finds letter
describing 1918 eclipse
• Post offices offer
special postmark
• Millions converge across the
country to see sun go dark
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