Monday afternoon, people young and old across Marblehead dropped what they were doing and looked to the sky during an historic eclipse that blocked 93% of the sun locally.
Students streamed out of schools wearing their eclipse glasses, and families and friends gathered at spots around town.
Fourth grader Jack Lawler stepped out the front door of the Village School with his protective glasses in place.
: A group of Marblehead artists gathered for the eclipse at Devereux Beach. They are, from left Jennifer Jones, Stephanie Verdun, Liz Roache, Dave Roache, Tracy Finn and Christian Stumpf. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER The artists brought eclipse-themed snacks and listened to a specially curated eclipse playlist. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER Village School students Jaylen Bell, left, and Will Gilman check out the sky wearing their eclipse glasses. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDERVillage School fourth grader Jack Lawler stared at the sky through his eclipse glasses. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER Fourth grader Jaelyn Wilcock stares at the sun wearing her eclipse glasses. CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDERJo Ann Mathieu, left to right, Diane Canty and Carol Nyffenegger check out the eclipse from the Marblehead Yacht Club. CURRENT PHOTO / WILL DOWD People packed the deck at the Marblehead Yacht Club to view the eclipse. CURRENT PHOTO / WILL DOWDPeople caught a glimpse of the eclipse outside the Council on Aging. They are, left to right, Marilee Wolfson, Pat Bibbo and Kathryn Naffziger. COURTESY PHOTO Salem State seniors sat together at Devereux Beach to watch the eclipse, just weeks before they graduate. They are, lower left and going counter-clockwise, Emma Lohneg, Jillian Lavita, Olivia Harvey and Emily Woodman CURRENT PHOTO / LEIGH BLANDER
“We learned that an eclipse is when the moon and sun line up and it gets dark during the day,” Lawler explained.
Fourth grader Jaelyn Wilcock was also wearing her glasses and said an eclipse is when “the sun and moon mix together.”
A group of artists gathered at Devereux Beach to experience the eclipse together. They brought themed snacks, including Oreos, Orbit gum, and chocolate and vanilla Hoodsies. They were listening to a special playlist for the occasion, with songs like “Moondance” and tracks from “Dark Side of the Moon.”
As artists, they were excited to see how the eclipse would change colors around them.
At Abbot Hall, left to right, Bruce Hamilton, Kyle Wiley, Select Board members Jim Nye and Moses Grader, and Town Administrator Thatcher Kezer stepped outside to see the sun disappear behind the moon. CURRENT PHOTO / WILL DOWD
People also gathered at the Marblehead Yacht Club. And town officials at Abbot Hall stepped outside for a sneak peek.
The next eclipse that will be visible in the contiguous 48 states will be in 2044.
