Oregon was the place to be this Monday as the full eclipse of the sun by the moon swept across the US beginning about 9.30 a.m. Pacific time. The tiny hamlet of Madras, Oregon welcomed thousands of visitors with all their paraphernalia for the moment. You can see the path of the eclipse in the NBC video below. The excitement of the full eclipse is heard and seen in the CNN video. In most parts of the upper Pacific, McDonald’s gave employees three minutes off (see sign) to watch the eclipse. A kind of McEclipse. Donald and Melania Trump were outside the White House with the necessary eye shades. Brides planned wedding events around the rare event. In Canada, a partial eclipse was visible in Vancouver but Toronto, where skies were to be somewhat darkened, it seemed way too normal.
