By Jeremiah Hassel The excitement in the air was palpable as I got off the bus and started walking toward Niagara Falls State Park — the Great American Eclipse, a rare total solar eclipse, was fast approaching, and I, like hundreds of others, was desperately hoping for the opportunity to catch even a glimpse of the rare celestial phenomenon. There was just one problem — clouds. Massive stacks of the fluffy, watery meteorological clumps obscured the entire sky, and it didn’t look like they would be letting up any time soon. I began to worry about what the experience would be like, whether I wou…