Montana: Where the deer and the antelope hunker down out of the wind. The moisture laden weather over the weekend and into Monday had a distinct elevation dividing line at 32 degrees, with the hills surrounding Broadus laden with snow, while the valley floor was soaked with rain totalling over an inch.
The viewing for the partial eclipse in Powder River County was not optimal on Monday due to cloud cover and rainy weather obscuring the sun. The sun partially peeked through the clouds very early in the eclipse, but alas we were not able to capture anything worthy for printing on digital stills.
The path of totality, where the total solar eclipse occurred, cast its shadow from Mexico through portions of the Central US and Northeast on Monday.
The next full eclipse in our part of the world will occur over Northeastern and Central Montana, and dipping down to cover Miles City, Ekalaka, and the Powderville area. But not for a while – on Tuesday, August 23, 2044 – over 20 years in the future. The eclipse in our region is set to take place near sunset on that day.
Solar eclipses of all types (often only partially covering the Sun) happen somewhat frequently, averaging a little over twice a year, somewhere on the globe.
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