Krisdon Manecke and Danielle Burleson of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) view the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse at the Marshall Space Flight Center’s viewing opportunity at the activities building. The Huntsville area experienced 97 percent occultation, nearly a complete blocking out of the sun by the orbit of Earth's moon. The next opportunity to view a solar eclipse in the eastern and central United States will occur in April 2024.