For local Thompsonites, the 2017 total solar eclipse was partially visible from approximately 11:45 a.m. to 2:05 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21.
Unfortunately, a large group of clouds rolled into town around 12:30 p.m., which obscured the eclipse from sight during its peak.
But locals won’t have to wait another 38 years before this natural phenomenon happens again, since astronomers predict that the next total solar eclipse will take place around April 2024.
