Watch: The solar eclipse
Oct 12, 2023, 9:46 AM | Updated: Oct 15, 2023, 10:01 am
The solar eclipse could be seen across the West on Saturday. (Getty Images)
(Getty Images)
It was a spectacular site for those able to see it, Saturday morning’s solar eclipse.
Clouds made a great filter for the phone camera to see the annular solar eclipse here in Seattle! pic.twitter.com/X3a8uDb70c
— Audrey Sousa (@moohaha) October 14, 2023
In the state of Washington, 75% to 85% of the sun’s surface was obscured by the moon, and if you were able to view it, the sun would have appeared to become a crescent, just like the crescent moon.
In Seattle, the eclipse started at 8:07 a.m. Saturday with 80% maximum obscuration by 9:20 a.m., with the annular eclipse ending at 10:39 a.m.
And to think I was ready to be upset about the cloud cover during today’s annular solar eclipse! These are not the moon (90% coverage in Seattle). pic.twitter.com/pK7DUve8gm
— Alex Anderson-Frey (@WxAlexandra) October 14, 2023
If there was cloud cover preventing viewing of the eclipse, you likely noticed a significant darkening of the sky as the moon blocked most of the sun’s light.
Contributing: Morgan Palmer, KIRO 7
