It was shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday when a stream of people made their way outside to view the eclipse in the Pittsburgh area.
Many had the special eclipse glasses to safely see the moon pass across the sun and were happy to share with those that didn’t.
Then, around 3:16, it got noticeably dark for several minutes, the temperature dropped slightly, with 97 percent of the sun being covered by the moon in the Pittsburgh area.
As quickly as the eclipse came, it started to move on, into history.
“Wow”, “Cool” and “I’m glad I checked it out”, where just some of the words overheard outside of the KDKA Radio studios.
So now it’s on to the next solar eclipse. Unfortunately, the next time an eclipse will be seen in the United States is in 2044. Only part of the Dakotas and Montana will be able to witness that one.
The next total eclipse that will make its way through Pittsburgh? That doesn’t come until 2144!
A partial solar eclipse will be barely noticeable on 2028 and a partial solar eclipse occurs on January 14, 2029
Looking ahead to other celestial events, a partial lunar eclipse will happen in Pittsburgh on September 17 this year.
We’ll get a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025.