Lane Hunter checks out the partial solar eclipse on Monday at the Pine River Library's eclipse viewing party.
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A large crowd gathers Monday at the eclipse viewing party at the Pine River Library. The event included moon pies for a snack, free eclipse glasses and materials to make pinhole viewers.
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Nykole Meshew displays her pinhole viewer she made at the library's eclipse viewing party on Monday.
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Two pieces of paper, tape and aluminum foil make a safe viewer for a solar eclipse.
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Multiple pinholes project Monday's eclipse.
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Shadows of the solar eclipse come are filtered through tree leaves on Monday in Dove Ranch.
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Cloudy morning skies cleared up on Monday in time for Southwest Colorado to see the solar eclipse.
About 87 percent of the sun's path was obscured by the moon in the event, which started at about 10:30 a.m.
Pine River Library in Bayfield hosted a party to watch the event, with free viewing glasses, moon pies, and materials to make pinhole viewers.
"This is a big success!" said Shelley Walchak, director at the library. About a hundred people gathered outside to watch the eclipse. A link to NASA's eclipse coverage was provided inside the library's community room, but it blipped out periodically, probably because of heavy Internet usage during the event.
The next solar eclipse in North America will take place on April 8, 2024, with the path of totality stretching from Texas across the Midwest to Canada. Colorado residents will be able to see a partial solar eclipse.
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