Bay Area residents gather for solar eclipse events NBC Bay Area [Video]

More than 1,000 people gathered at the Exploratorium in San Francisco on Monday morning to get special viewing glasses and watch the partial solar eclipse from the rooftops and plazas.

In the Bay Area, weather was clear and residents were able to see about one-third of the sun blocked by the moon.

The eclipse began about 10:15 a.m. Pacific time and lasted for about two hours.

A 115-mile wide path of totality, when the sun’s disc was completely covered by the moon, spanned across areas of Mexico, Canada and U.S. states from Texas to Maine.

Astronomy faculty at San Jose State University provided telescopes to students and passersby Monday to get the best view possible of the partial solar eclipse. Ian Cull reports. 

At the Exploratorium, spectators took advantage of the clear skies on Monday.

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