The Eastside focuses on the solar eclipse

August 21, 2017 1 Comment

The Sanchez family and their solar eclipse glasses at the Arroyo Seco library

HIGHLAND PARK — This morning’s solar eclipse drew a crowd to the entrance of the Arroyo Seco branch library, where solar shades were being handed out to eclipse watchers.

Entire families, including Chris and Elizabeth Sanchez and their four kids — Aurora, Elena, Esteban and Iris –from Highland Park, showed up.

So did Maggie Ryan and her mother, Dianne, from Montecito Heights. The mother-daughter eclipse watchers took selfies of themselves watching the sun and then sent the photos to family members across the country.

Library staff handed out 1,000 solar shades this morning before running out, said one staff member.

Maggie Ryan snaps a selfie of her and her mom, Dianne, watching the eclipse

Echo Park

Checking the eclipse with our mailman

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Silver Lake

Happy #SolarEclipse2017 from a stoop in Silver Lake! pic.twitter.com/REtqAVEBF6

— Jane Francis Wilson (@janefraw) August 21, 2017

Boyle Heights

Well that’s as far as it’s going to get, looks pretty cool to my binoculars. #eclipse #Binoculars #EclipseThroughBinoculars#BoyleHeights #SolarEclipse2017 #SuperCoolScience

A post shared by Victoria Moorhouse (@mistressv3) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:29am PDT

Atwater Village

Eclipse viewing @notchayton @liljohn0304 #atwatervillage #eclipse#backyardfun

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El Sereno

All eyes in the sky this morning at the Biological Sciences courtyard (eclipse 📸 by @foreverradri ) 👀 in the sky 📸s by @jemilioflores

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Eagle Rock

The #eclipse brought together returning students and staff (and even some pets) on campus to marvel at science. 😎🌒 (Yes, Bonnie Tyler may have been playing in the background 🎶.)

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