Vermont Eclipse

Sean MacBride set up his telescope behind the sports fields of Burlington High School to contribute to a NASA project that aims to help scientists better understand the interactions between the sun's surface and atmosphere.

The parking lot of the Green Mountain Mall in St. Johnsbury was opened up to eclipse watchers, including some RVs that were parked there overnight.

Thousands of visitors came to northern Vermont to see the eclipse under mostly clear skies, many having changed their plans at the last minute.

Vermont — especially the Northeast Kingdom — is overall looking like a good place to view the total solar eclipse, though meteorologists are monitoring clouds encroaching from the west. Here's the latest forecast.

Around 3:25 this afternoon northwestern Vermont will be plunged into darkness for about three minutes as the moon completely covers the sun. State officials estimate that 160,000 people could come to Vermont to view this once-in-a-generation celestial event.

Vermont towns in the path of totality have a unique and, for some, daunting opportunity to capitalize on the thousands of visitors who will be visiting to see the April 8 eclipse. The small border community of Alburgh is taking a chance and throwing a big party.

A small, hand-held device developed at Harvard University in 2017 converts changes in light into sound. Some Vermonters will use the LightSound during the Great American Eclipse on Monday.