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Rhode Islanders gather at history museum for partial eclipse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Even in a state experiencing only a partial solar eclipse, people have lined up hours ahead of time for a viewing party at the Museum of Natural History.
The total eclipse will cast a shadow that will race through 14 states Monday, starting in Oregon at 1:16 p.m. EDT and exiting near Charleston, South Carolina, at 2:47 p.m. EDT.
A partial eclipse will be visible from Rhode Island. The maximum eclipse occurs at 2:47 p.m.
The Museum of Natural History in Providence is hosting a celebration and viewing party. It distributed viewing glasses.
WPRI-TV reports a long line formed Monday morning for the afternoon planetarium show.
Millions of Americans are expected to peer into the sun as the first total solar eclipse in practically a century sweeps across the U.S.
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