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As millions of people across North America gazed skyward at Monday's solar eclipse, most Alaskans staring at the sky found only disappointment.
About 45 percent of the sun was eclipsed in Anchorage, with more or less of the sun covered depending on where in Alaska you were.
But cloudy skies kept the population centers of Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau from seeing even the tiniest glimpse of the morning eclipse. Still, that did not stop people from sharing their disappointment on social media.
“You might notice it getting a little darker around 9am, otherwise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯” —radio DJ #solareclipse #solareclipse2017 #alaska pic.twitter.com/mr7ZBPR0Xb
— Valette Keller (@Valette) August 21, 2017
Fairbanks cloudy eclipse. Guess we'll always have the aurora #solareclipse2017 #alaska pic.twitter.com/kLUOsT9zFy
— AlaskaPix (@alaskapix) August 21, 2017
View o' the #eclipse in Juneau. #akwx pic.twitter.com/PSVmoGxYcm
— James Brooks (@AK_OK) August 21, 2017
#eclipse @EganLibrary @uasoutheast pic.twitter.com/LjpuKm0MO0
— Colin Osterhout (@costerhout) August 21, 2017
The 8:30 a.m. sky in Eagle River. #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/QdXDvIEsEE
— Tegan Hanlon (@teganhanlon) August 21, 2017
@suzannacaldwell Here's what it looked like up at UAF this morning for #SolarEclipse2017 🌥 pic.twitter.com/UpeYzkCxHx
— Upstate Flatlander (@UpstateFlatlndr) August 21, 2017
The ‘eclipse” in Ketchikan Alaska = ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz. Thick cloud cover. pic.twitter.com/QJiNsYZFjJ
— Bob Weinstein (@Bobalaska1) August 21, 2017
There was at least one bright spot in the state today: Bethel.
The Eclipse from Bethel, #Alaska. Projected onto my stoveoil tank. 3 pinholes. Taken a few minutes after max here. #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/50SksCsqBY
— Mark Edward Springer (@MarkSpringer) August 21, 2017