Locals check out the 2017 solar eclipse

Bloomfield Art teacher Wyatt LeGrand sketches the progression of the eclipse. (By Sabrina Stockrahm)

Bloomfield students Blake Albertini and Brody Skinner were fascinated as the moon started to pass over the sun. (By Sabrina Stockrahm)

Bloomfield Principal David Dean checks out the view.

Rilee Schantz (from left), Ashlyn Stahl, Madi Denham and Ansley Ross tried to catch the eclipse with a cell photo through their special glasses, provided by the school. (By Sabrina Stockrahm)

Bloomfield students in grades 5-12 stepped out into the park Monday to watch the solar eclipse, with specialized glasses gathered by science teacher Thea Frank. (By Sabrina Stockrahm)

Jesse (left) and Aron Milroy check out the solar eclipse at the Linton Public Library Monday. (By Patti Danner)

From left, Levi Singleton, Amanda Singleton, Matthew Lantrip and Joshua Singleton at Monday's viewing party in Linton. (By Patti Danner)

Scot Anderson, husband to Linton Library's Diane Anderson, shows off his ISO-certified eclipse viewing glasses. (By Patti Danner)

Janis Brett assists a patron with viewing the eclipse. (By Patti Danner)

Friends of the Library's Janis Brett checks out the eclipse. (By Patti Danner)

A crowd of about 100 attended Monday's eclipse viewing party at the Linton Public Library. (By Patti Danner)

Virginia Lucas, left, attended the viewing party with friends Maxine and Dave Osborne, who moved to Linton from Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (By Patti Danner)

Sisters Ripley (left), age 1 and Myka Owen, age 4, attended Monday's event with mom Alicia Owen. (By Patti Danner)

Myka Owen said she was excited to see "The moon doing shadows on the sun," Monday in Linton. (By Patti Danner)

Bloomfield residents gathered on the lawn in front of the Bloomfield Public Library for a viewing party. (By Andrew Christman)

Snacks of Sun Chips, Sunkist sodas and cupcakes were provided by Friends of the Library at Bloomfield Public Library. (By Andrew Christman)

A total of 92 people attended the Bloomfield Public Library viewing party. 60 had RSVPd in advance. (By Andrew Christman)

Kimberly Porter, the Adult Services Librarian at Bloomfield Public Library, distributes appropriate eclipse viewing glasses to those who RSVPd. (By Andrew Christman)