We’re closing down our annular solar eclipse blog now, thank you for joining us.
The spectacular “ring of fire” experienced by viewers in eight states has moved off the Texas coast towards the Yucatan peninsula and a journey across South and Central America, before emerging from the east coast of Brazil and sunset over the Atlantic later on Saturday.
But don’t throw your eclipse glasses away just yet. There will be a total solar eclipse visible from many parts of the US on 8 April 2024. Please join us again then for another plunge into the darkness.
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Frustrated eclipse viewers in some areas of Texas were thwarted by dark skies and heavy clouds, forcing many to try to drive to brighter areas.
Members of the Total Solar Eclipse 2024 group (its title reflects next April’s total eclipse that will be visible in some areas of the US) posted images and grumbling about cloud cover.
“It was supposed to be sunny in Corpus Christi today and now [it] is clouds everywhere. Trying to see where we have to drive to,” one user posted.
The peak eclipse is now close to the Texas coastline and about to pass into the Gulf of Mexico, marking its farewell from the US mainland.
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