Clouds mostly obstructed the Bay Area's view of Saturday's 'ring of fire' eclipse, but there were still some chances to take a peek at the spectacle.
In true Bay Area fashion, the region’s view of Saturday morning’s highly anticipated “ring of fire” eclipse was mostly blocked by multiple layers of clouds. A front passing over the area caused mid- and higher-level clouds to form above low-level clouds typical of this time of the year, said Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office. This resulted in a blanket of cloud cover over the region and less-than-stellar eclipse viewing conditions.
The Bay Area was set to experience a partial eclipse of only about 77% to 78%, in which the moon appears to take a “cookie bite” out of the sun, Chabot Space and Science Center adjunct astronomer Gerald McKeegan previously told SFGATE. Modoc County in California’s far northeast corner was the only part of the state to experience the full “ring of fire” eclipse, in which the sun sits directly behind the moon and forms a glowing circle of light.
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