Crowd soaks up solar eclipse from Barrington Town Hall
Young and old attend historic event
Hundreds of people flocked to the lawn in front of Barrington Town Hall to get a glimpse of the historic solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, Aug. 21.
Titlted "The Great American Eclipse," …
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Crowd soaks up solar eclipse from Barrington Town Hall
Young and old attend historic event
Hundreds of people flocked to the lawn in front of Barrington Town Hall to get a glimpse of the historic solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, Aug. 21.
Titlted "The Great American Eclipse," the event was sponsored by the Barrington Recreation Department and the Astronomical Society of Southern New England, Inc.
ASSNE amateur astronomers were on hand with specially filtered telescopes and solar glasses for safely viewing the eclipse. This is the first time in 38 years that a total solar eclipse has been visible in the lower 48 states.
