August 23, 2017
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photo by c hrista M c i ntyre /t he p ortland o bserver
As a crowd of stargazers gather at Mount Tabor in southeast Portland to view the once-in-a-lifetime
solar eclipse on Monday morning, a man who set up a telescope to project the image safely shows
the sun being obscured by the moon as reflected on a piece of whiteboard paper.
The Great Solar Eclipse
like a holiday morning.
Hundreds of thousands of tour-
ists
descended upon Oregon for
pockets of shops, banks and ca-
the
eclipse,
but dire predictions of
fes came to a halt and there was
traffic
jams
and supply shortages
a sweet calm on the streets much
c ontinued froM f ront
photo by M ichael l eighton /p ortland o bserver e ditor
Mother Nature cooperates with clear skies for the Great Solar
Eclipse, drawing Andrew Fox of Portland (left) and Jewan Manuel
of Michigan to Peninsula Park in north Portland where the view of
the moon obscuring the sun reached nearly 99 percent complete,
lowering light levels dramatically.
photo by K evin e. c urry of l infield c ollege
A photo from Linfield College in McMinnville, south of Portland,
shows the Great Solar Eclipse in the pathway of totality when it is
blocked by the moon and is safe to view. Unfiltered views of any
part of the sun itself can damage the eyes.
Vision Checks after Eclipse
Damage from
unfiltered looks
bring warning
even weeks following Monday’s
solar eclipse, are encouraged to
make an appointment for a com-
prehensive eye examination.
According to Pacific Univer-
sity’s Eye Clinics, eye pain, light
Anyone experiencing eye sensitivity or other noticeable
discomfort or noticeable vision
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changes in the hours, days and
did not materialize. Photos flood-
ing the Internet and social media
websites showed travelers gath-
ered on the foot paths of bridges
and overtaking the higher sum-
mits to get the best vantage points.
While some felt there was a too
much hype built up around the
eclipse which made its way from
Hawai’i to South Carolina, the
event lived up to its promise.
At Mount Tabor in southeast
Portland, a little girl was heard
crying, because she wanted the
photo by M ichael l eighton /p ortland o bserver e ditor
Annie Macer of Portland uses special glasses to safety view the
Great Solar Eclipse from Peninsula Park.
moon to “do that again.” Gasps were reminded of how powerful
and tears of joy were seen on adult and amazing our little solar sys-
faces. For a moment, the pull of tem is.
nature grounded people and they