Rumors of mismanagement swirled online after a weather cancellation, but disabled festival goers clocked issues from the start.

The cloudy weather did cause some people to change their plans for the eclipse. But the moderate traffic could also have been a result of months-long preparation for the event, Travis County officials said.

KUT photographers captured the eclipse across Austin and in the Hill Country. Here's what they saw.

Are you under a thick layer of clouds this afternoon? Here's one option for watching the total solar eclipse happening up above — courtesy of NASA.

Bins will be set up at viewing sites across the city Monday, as well as at facilities and public libraries through April 26. The used glasses will be donated to the nonprofit Astronomers Without Borders.

If you were planning to watch Monday afternoon's total solar eclipse from the Austin area — or pretty much anywhere along the path of totality in Texas for that matter — the weather forecast is not good. Fortunately, there are still ways to experience the eclipse even under overcast skies.

Texas will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1878 on April 8. Cities closest to the eclipse’s path of totality will be in the moon’s shadow for around 4 minutes.

Right now, there's limited research about how solar eclipses affect animal behavior, but scientists hope to gather more data on April 8.

The Science Guy will be at the Planetary Society’s Eclipse-O-Rama in Fredericksburg.

Austinites practicing in the spiritual realm believe the eclipse is a rare opportunity for personal growth — if you know how to take advantage of it. Some said the impact is even greater if you’re in the path of totality.