PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 8, 2024
In an unexpected move by Mother Nature, Maine had baby blue, nearly cloudless skies Monday – among the best weather in the country to watch the total solar eclipse. The moon covered the sun for several minutes starting at about 3:30 p.m. Its traverse across the sun began at about 2:20 and ended at about 4:20 p.m. The chances of pristine weather during the rainy April season were slim. And experts predicted Maine would receive fewer visitors chasing the eclipse than other states where the weather is typically sunnier. But locals, tourists and chasers of celestial events who took a risk on Maine enjoyed the payoff.