By Patric Hedlund, TME

Anticipation pulsed through the air from the first ray of sunrise on Monday, Aug. 21. In the Western Antelope Valley, Jeff Zimmerman rose at dawn to track the impact of the solar eclipse on a photovoltaic system that powers his Neenach home.

The Mountain Communities were not immune to the giddy excitement about the eclipse that spread nationwide. Everyone we encountered was aware of the danger of looking at the sun without special protective lenses or a very thick No. 13 filter. And everyone had a technique in mind for…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Top: Lynn and Edie Stafford kicked back to enjoy a celestial wonder as Bill Buchroeder snapped photos to document the progression of the 65% eclipse visible from the Mountain Communities. Above: Students at Frazier Park School took turns looking through special glasses provided by Tamara Trost. Right: Jeff Zimmerman monitored his solar panel output during the eclipse.

Above: Frazier Park School 4th Graders watch the eclipse with pinhole cameras. Top: A butterfly watched the event with local historian Bonnie Kane. Below: A Solar Eclipse Brunch in PMC.

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