Cliff Williams / TPI Janice Whorton takes a look at the eclipse from downtown Wetumpka. She said she wasn’t so sure about seeing the next one in 20 years.
Cliff Williams / TPI Janice Whorton takes a look at the eclipse from downtown Wetumpka. She said she wasn’t so sure about seeing the next one in 20 years.
It was as if the clock had struck midnight for Cinderella and she was running away leaving her slipper behind. Only this time, it was an eclipse and left memories behind as the sun slowly returned to its normal state starting at 1:59 p.m. Monday.
Seven-year-old John Parker Spears joined family and friends to take advantage of special glasses provided by the City of Wetumpka through the Impact Crater Discovery and Visitor Center. Everyone got to see the amount of sunlight lessen, but it never went totally dark.
Cliff Williams / TPI Bo Winston, 8, took the afternoon off of school to witness the eclipse from downtown Wetumpka with glasses from the Wetumpka Impact Crater Discovery and Visitor Center. Winston said he thought the eclipse was small.
Cliff Williams / TPI Bo Winston, 8, took the afternoon off of school to witness the eclipse from downtown Wetumpka with glasses from the Wetumpka Impact Crater Discovery and Visitor Center. Winston said he thought the eclipse was small.