Millions of Americans looked up to the skies for the first total eclipse in seven years, but those in western Washington not in the path of totality experienced a partial eclipse. Due to cloudy conditions, even that was tough to see. Despite the weather conditions, the courtyard of the University of Washington Astronomy Department was busy with people trying to catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse. The Department of Astronomy hosted a viewing event with telescopes and eclipse glasses. "I'm involved in a lot of astronomy outreach so its really cool to see this many non-UW students. There's kids, there's older people just coming out to see the eclipse and have fun with science," said Ruby Heidgerken, an astronomy and physics major at UW. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/climate-science/despite-cloudy-weather-western-washington-looks-for-solar-eclipse/281-81e019da-240a-484a-9669-9d3d98f55fa6