Might as well be talkin' on the sun: Eclipse watchers glued to a rare celestial show

Folks gather outside the Milton Moose Club on Monday afternoon to watch the eclipse..(Rochester Voice photo)

Folks in the Northern Seacoast had their eyes glued on the sun Monday afternoon as a nearly total eclipse peaked around 3:30 p.m. putting the outdoors into partial darkness, but to many, while the view of the moon blocking out the sun was spectacular, the level of darkness wasn't what they felt it had been cracked up to be.
Outside the Milton Moose eclipse gazers said they were a little underwhelmed, remarking a puffy cloud could've had the same effect.
The Rochester area's eclipse was around 96 percent totality, while up north in Colebrook and Berlin it was 100 percent.
The eclipse began around 2:15 p.m., peaked around 3:30 p.m. and was done by 4:15 p.m.
"It's awesome," said Kathi Goodwin-Froehling, of Ossipee as the eclipse neared totality.
Jeff Parker of Rochester agreed.
"Quite the sight," he said.
Thousands from all over southern New England made the trek to the North Country, but as of this morning State Police reported no serious incidents, however traffic going to and from the celestial show was a nightmare, motorists told WMUR.
New Hampshire was one of only 13 states in the path of totality.
The last time the Granite State was in the direct path of a Solar Eclipse was in 1959, and the next time won't be until 2079.