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Solar Eclipse Brings Wonder To Essex County (PHOTOS)
For a change, Monday was anything but ordinary in Essex County. See how your neighbors took in the solar eclipse.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — For a change, Monday was anything but ordinary in Essex County.
The solar eclipse came and went on Aug. 21, bringing a wave of excitement and scientific curiosity with it. Clad in sunglasses and toting homemade pinhole cameras, people gathered for eclipse viewing parties throughout Essex County and North Jersey.
In no particular order, here are some of the best photos we found on the internet of your neighbors enjoying the rare, astronomical event. Have a solar eclipse photo in Essex County that you’d like to share? Send it to eric.kiefer@patch.com (include your name and town).
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Fred Trauerts sent us the below images showing the eclipse as seen from Anderson Park in Montclair.
Ken Findlay of Cedar Grove sent us these photos taken during the eclipse.
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A Livingston resident sent us this cute photo of "Tyler and Lola" at the Oval in Livingston.
Residents at the Daughters of Israel nursing facility in West Orange participated in a solar eclipse party in the Frances Davis Garden.
So great to experience #SolarEclipse2017 with all of you! See you all again in 2024? https://t.co/KliMmgU32a pic.twitter.com/bsojZJ3IhP
— Montclair State U (@montclairstateu) August 21, 2017
Watching the "partial" solar eclipse @VeronaTownship right now, we see about 70 percent of the sun covered by the moon! pic.twitter.com/GS6TEm1TF1
— Verona Environmental (@GreenVeronaNJ) August 21, 2017
Great fun to share eclipse with band camp, teachers & staff, neighbors of CHS, and alum! pic.twitter.com/iVsl5rGrXi
— Elizabeth Aaron (@CougarPrincipal) August 21, 2017
#solareclipse2017 at #caldwelluniversity! pic.twitter.com/UxfkAgJcy2
— Caldwell University (@CaldwellUniv) August 21, 2017
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