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EASTON, Maine — As dusk fully set outside the Francis Malcolm Science Center in Easton, cheers erupted from the crowd of well over 100 people. (Paula Brewer | Star Herald)
EASTON, Maine – As the moon began to shade the sun around 3 p.m. Monday, cars lined both sides of Route 1A and an estimated 120 people filled the gardens of the Francis Malcolm Science Center in Easton.
People of all ages gathered on decks, filled the lawns, and some near the woods. The children tested the eclipse glasses.
Planetarium volunteer and astronomer Jim Stepp taught the audience how to view the eclipse safely. The center offered a full afternoon of family-friendly activities, including a planetarium show called “Totality,” face painting and crafts for kids, and making solar eclipse viewers.
Jenny Anderson and her son Oscar tried out eclipse glasses just as the moon’s shadow began its journey over the sun. The family is originally from Philadelphia but recently moved to Bar Harbor.
“We are new to Maine and are very excited to be here,” Jenny Anderson said.
They came to Easton because they wanted to see the eclipse from total orbit, but the science center had family-friendly activities going on all afternoon, she said.
At 3:32 it looked like dusk, but by 3:34 the crowd was cheering and it was almost pitch black. By 3:36 the sky began to lighten again.
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