Peter and Sarah Work and their children watched the annular eclipse Saturday morning at Los Alamos High School. Unofficial estimates are that close to 1,000 people of al ages attended the event. Representatives of multiple organizations were on hand, including Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation, Bandelier National Monument, Manhattan Project National Historic Park, Pajarito Astronomers, PEEC, J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee, Los Alamos Public Library, Girl Scouts, LAHS Astronomy Club, Los Alamos Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, Eye Associates of New Mexico, LAHS Olions, LAHS DECA and many more. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
A huge screen was set up in the LAHS inner courtyard so that people could watch the eclipse without having to look through special eyewear. There were lots of ‘oohs and ahs’ as well as some applause as the moon moved across the sun. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Astrophysicist Galen Gisler and Los Alamos High School physics teacher Debbie Grothaus celebrate the successful viewing event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Couple watches the eclipse through special glasses provided by several community groups. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
The Civil Air Patrol was on hand Saturday during the eclipse viewing event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Members of the Los Alamos High School Astronomy Club sold t-shirts specially made for the event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
The ‘ring of fire’ around the moon during today’s eclipse. Photo by Duncan Alexander
Hundreds of people of all ages gathered in the LAHS inner courtyard and other locations on campus. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Cotton candy made by these three boys was a big hit during Saturday’s event at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos Police officers on duty at Saturday’s event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
A couple gazes at the eclipse Saturday morning at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s table at the eclipse viewing event Saturday morning at LAHS. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Karen Doebling shows a young visitor to the Girl Scouts table how to use a map of the night sky. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
The serious photographers line up in preparation for the solar eclipse Saturday morning at LAHS. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Being careful while looking at the sun prior to Saturday morning’s eclipse. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
The crowd settles in Saturday morning at Los Alamos High School. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos County Councilor Randall Ryti, right of center, dons his eclipse glasses as his wife Wendy Swanson, to his left, checks out the later phase of the eclipse. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com