Colorado: Clear skies for eclipse viewing

Peak of eclipse coincides with sunset

The southwestern U.S. will see a total solar eclipse Sunday evening.

SUMMIT COUNTY — Most of western Colorado should enjoy clear skies and warmer temperatures Sunday, with fine conditions for sky watchers heading out to view the first solar eclipse of the 21st century. All the eclipse details in this Summit Voice story.

In western Colorado, the moon will block out more than 80 percent of the sun’s disk as the eclipse peaks late in the evening. The show starts about 6:30 p.m. in western Colorado. It takes about 1 hour for the moon to move across the face of the sun, with the greatest coverage coming at about 7:30 p.m. (more…)

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