Solar spectacle: Crowds gather to watch eclipse

While some clouds got in the way, it was still a sight to see.

Jacksonville wasn’t in the path of Monday’s total solar eclipse, but that that didn’t keep people Downtown from coming out to see what all the to-do was about.

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Workers take in the show from the steps of City Hall.

People check out the eclipse at the Landing.

The rooftop beer garden at Intuition Ale Works on Bay Street was packed with watchers.

Watching the heavens from The Police Memorial Building .

Clouds hid the eclipse at times, but occasionally they would clear enough for a glimpse. At its peak about 2:45 p.m., the sun was 91 percent blocked by the moon.

The rooftop beer garden at Intuition Ale Works on Bay Street was packed with watchers.

Pointing out the solar show at Intuition Ale Works.

While some clouds got in the way, it was still a sight to see.

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Solar spectacle: Crowds gather to watch eclipse

Workers take in the show from the steps of City Hall.

People check out the eclipse at the Landing.

The rooftop beer garden at Intuition Ale Works on Bay Street was packed with watchers.

Watching the heavens from The Police Memorial Building .

Clouds hid the eclipse at times, but occasionally they would clear enough for a glimpse. At its peak about 2:45 p.m., the sun was 91 percent blocked by the moon.

The rooftop beer garden at Intuition Ale Works on Bay Street was packed with watchers.

Pointing out the solar show at Intuition Ale Works.

While some clouds got in the way, it was still a sight to see.

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