2017 Solar Eclipse in Western New York

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo didn’t fall into the path of totality during Monday’s solar eclipse, but that didn’t stop crowds from coming out and enjoying the rare event.
The planetarium at Buffalo State College was packed with more than a thousand people for the event. Some of them showed up before 9 a.m.
Buff State was designated as an official eclipse viewing site by NASA. The maximum eclipse was just over 72 percent.
The eclipse was the first to cross the continenta