Solar spectacle over Cheyenne

Clouds partially obscure a solar eclipse in the western sky above Cheyenne Sunday afternoon. The ring of fire spectacle has not been seen in the contental United States for nearly two decades. Michael Smith/staff

Clouds partially obscure a solar eclipse in the western sky above Cheyenne Sunday afternoon. The ring of fire spectacle has not been seen in the contental United States for nearly two decades. Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Clouds partially obscure a solar eclipse in the western sky above Cheyenne Sunday afternoon. The ring of fire spectacle has not been seen in the contental United States for nearly two decades. Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Clouds partially obscure a solar eclipse in the western sky above Cheyenne Sunday afternoon. The ring of fire spectacle has not been seen in the contental United States for nearly two decades. Michael Smith/Wyoming Tribune Eagle