Saturday morning slowly began with an eery glow. The gloomy atmosphere wasn't a remnant of Friday the 13th but instead an astronomical phenomena. Beginning around 9:15 a.m., Big Sandy saw shade from the shadow of the Moon. The annular solar eclipse lasted for almost two hours and the best viewing sites, in the United States, were in Oregon Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas. Big Sandy experienced a partial eclipse with maximum coverage around 10:30 am. The annular or "ring of fire" eclipse happens when the Moon is at its farthest point from Earth. When the Moon passes in front of the Sun it cr...
