Solar eclipse photos: How the United States experienced the eclipse (2024)

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The progression of the total solar eclipse is shown in this composite image of nine photos taken between 1:29 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024, photographed from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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This composite image shows some of the stages of a solar eclipse with the moon blocking out about 95 percent of the sun as seen from a viewing event Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

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People enjoy the "Great American Eclipse" as it arrived in North America in the coastal city of Mazatlan, Sinaloa on April 8, 2024. A full solar eclipse was visible in Mazatlan first before it moves north through Mexica and then the state of Texas.

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A photo of the 2024 eclipse by Keo Hill.

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The total solar eclipse seen above downtown Evansville, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024. (Via OlyDrop)

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The moon blocked the sun during the partial solar eclipse from the top of a parking garage in downtown Louisville Ky. just before 3:00pm on April 8, 2024.

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Darkness descends on Hoboken in the foreground and New York City in the background at peak time in New Jersey for the 2024 solar eclipse.

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Cloud cover hampers the view of the eclipse at 3:15 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2024, in Stroudsburg.

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Janasia Moore, 10, of Staten Island, New York, looks through her eclipse glasses, Monday, April 8, 2024, at Liberty Science Center, in Jersey City.

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Photo by Stephanie Rhodes of the 2024 eclipse.

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Science and engineering teacher Lisa Musante sits with a class of students during the partial solar eclipse at Tavelli Elementary School in Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Guardians players watch the eclipse from Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 8, 2024.

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The screen at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, shows the eclipse happening in other cities.

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A photo of people watching the 2024 eclipse.

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Missouri State University students Kylie Real and Sarah Wood watch the solar eclipse from the Campus Catholic Ministries building on April 8, 2024.

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A little girl celebrates while the moon heads out of totality behind her on the videoboard at Saluki Stadium during a total eclipse in Carbondale, Illinois on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS - APRIL 8: The diamond ring effect as well as Bailey's Beads are seen as the moon eclipses the sun on April 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Millions of people have flocked to areas across North America that are in the "path of totality" in order to experience a total solar eclipse. During the event, the moon will pass in between the sun and the Earth, appearing to block the sun. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776085387 ORIG FILE ID: 2141952639

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Robert Jackson, Taylen Jackson, 7, and Jaylen Jackson, all from Indianapolis, take in the total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, while sitting on the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Instructor of Astronomy Chris Claysmith watches the solar eclipse at Chemeketa Community College with other faculty and students on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Salem, Ore.

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The solar eclipse is seen at Chemeketa Community College on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Salem, Ore.

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Patrick Collins and Talia McKinney Collins watch the eclipse during a Boilers in the Stands party at Carousel Bar on Monday, April 8, 2024, ahead of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four game against Connecticut Huskies at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

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Kriag Bowers (from left) and Dan Jemison watch the eclipse during a Boilers in the Stands party at Carousel Bar on Monday, April 8, 2024, ahead of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four game against Connecticut Huskies at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

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A photo of the eclipse bu April Cortez.

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The solar eclipse reaches totality in Henderson, Kentucky, along the Ohio River's edge on April 2, 2024.

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View of downtown Austin during the totality of the solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Newlyweds admire the total eclipse at Trenton Community Park at 3:09 p.m.

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Local couple Samantha Palmer and Gerald Lester are minutes away from tying the knot at Trenton’s Solar Eclipse Mass Wedding Ceremony officiated by Mayor Ryan Perry. Trenton Community Park is bustling with families and dotted with brides and grooms.

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Photo of the eclipse from Miranda Colvin.

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The moon starts to cover the sun in Paducah, Ky. on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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The view of the eclipse using solar eclipse glasses at the Spartanburg Science Center.

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The start of the solar eclipse is seen between clouds from Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover, Tenn., Monday, April 8, 2024. Although Middle Tennessee was outside the path of totality, the region experienced at least 90% coverage of the sun.

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Spectators head to the mounds at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, April 8, 2024, to watch and photograph the total solar eclipse.

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Spectators fill up tower terrace seating Monday, April 8, 2024, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of the total solar eclipse.

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Samantha Jack checks out her eclipse glasses in preparation for the solar eclipse arrival in North America in the coastal city of Mazatlan, Sinaloa on April 8, 2024. A full solar eclipse will be visible in Mazatlan first before it moves north through Mexica and then the state of Texas.

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Rachael Vanfossen of Metropolis Popcorn in Cuyahoga Falls passes out coupons for the store during EclipseFest 2024. She is dressed as a solar eclipse astronaut.

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Vendor John Bellis, 38, of Grove City, set up shop at the southeastern corner of West 12th Street and Pittsburgh Avenue on April 8, 2024, ahead of the solar eclipse later in the day.

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Attendees play a large version of Connect Four in Dunn Meadow during Eclipse Day on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Faith Kjosa and Dustin Roberts set up their camera with a star tracker used for astrophotography to photograph the total solar eclipse on Arlington Lawn at Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Hundreds of people begin to get set up and ready for the entertainment and eclipse at Switchyard Park on April 8, 2024.

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Kids play on the rocket shaped climbing equipment on eclipse day at Switchyard Park on April 8, 2024.

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Thousands of people flock to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, April 8, 2024, to watch the total solar eclipse.

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Jennifer Johnson and Jakari Robinson, 9, take a photo Monday, April 8, 2024, ahead of viewing the total solar eclipse at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Thousands of people flock to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, April 8, 2024, to watch the total solar eclipse.

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Thousands of people flock to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Monday, April 8, 2024, to watch the total solar eclipse.

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Revelers lay down blankets and set up chairs on the lawn in front of the Bear Mountain Inn to view the eclipse in Tomkins Cove, NY on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Eclipse viewers gather at the Indy 500 racetrack

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Visitors in Old Forge are getting ready to watch the upcoming solar eclipse Monday.

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Liliana Kershner, a Physics major at SUNY New Paltz adjusts a telescope prior to the start of Monday’s solar eclipse viewing event Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Brandon Beck, 43, from San Diego, adjusts his telescope next to his friend’s Mooney plane Monday on the tarmac of Maverick County International Airport in Eagle Pass, Texas on April 8, 2024. The airport will be one of the first places in the USA to experience totality during the solar eclipse.

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Revelers lay down blankets and set up chairs on the lawn in front of the Bear Mountain Inn to view the eclipse in Tomkins Cove, NY on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Passengers aboard Holland America's Koningsdam viewing the eclipse.

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Revelers lay down blankets and set up chairs on the lawn in front of the Bear Mountain Ice Rink to view the eclipse in Tomkins Cove, NY on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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The sun rises high with no clouds before the eclipse at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and Kumbum Chamste Ling Monastery on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Bloomington Ind.

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Eclipse revelers arrive early in hopes of viewing the big event near the Bell Tower at the University of Texas in Austin, Tex., Monday, April 8, 2024.

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A woman tries on her eclipse glasses before the sun and moon are aligned, at Liberty Science Center, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Jersey City.

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A statue of George Washington is decorated with solar glasses on April 8, 2024 in Houlton, Maine, the easternmost city in the United States in the path of the eclipse.

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A family poses for a photo in front on an eclipse sign on Main Street in downtown Lake Placid April 8, 2024.

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Lucile Paterson, 7, takes a look at the sun using her Longhorn eclipse glasses near the Bell Tower at the University of Texas in Austin, Tex., Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Rainbow forms over Niagara Falls as people wait for a solar eclipse at Niagara Falls in New York, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Aleksandra

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Tourists sleep next to the Horseshoe Falls, ahead of the Solar Eclipse that will take place across parts of the United States and Canada, at Niagara Falls, New York, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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Signs on I-295 remind motorists not to stop or park on highways during Monday's eclipse.

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As solar eclipse festivities heat up Monday morning, Mike Bostwick (left) of Swartz Creek, MI, and Tony Achilles of Downers Grove, IL, plant an American flag at the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

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Apr 8, 2024; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Eclipse glasses are distributed to patrons at the entrance during a practice round for the Masters Tournament golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Network

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Lines outside every establishment serving food along Main Street in downtown Lake Placid April 8, 2024.

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All types of characters along the shore of Mirror Lake in Lake Placid waiting for the solar eclipse April 8, 2024.

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Noraida Inojosa, owner of Encantanora, a balloon and celebration company in Austin, Texas, arranges an eclipse centerpiece for passengers to go under before the 12:15p.m. flight to Detroit on Monday, April 8, 2024. 130 passengers from around the US came to Austin to take this special eclipse flight to Detroit at 35,000 feet with hopes to witness 4 minutes of totality.

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Grace Pan, 23, of Mountain View, CA gets her ticket scanned to board the 8:03 a.m. train to Syracuse to view the total solar eclipse April 8, 2024 at the Croton-Harmon station in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.

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Apr 8, 2024; Lakeview, Ohio, USA; Dan Masini, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, sets up his camera to capture a time-lapse of MondayÕs total solar eclipse in the parking lot of the Indian Lake State Park campgrounds. Masini drove three and a half hours Sunday with his dog, Nellie, to witness the eclipse. He mapped out every time he needs to adjust his cameraÕs settings and when he can take off its filter during totality.

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A digital LED sign at Lightning Signs is seen with a question about the upcoming solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, in New Philadelphia. While New Philadelphia is not in the path of totality, viewers will experience 99.32% obscuration of the sun at 3:15 p.m., EDT.

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Guests file in and pick up solar eclipse glasses at the Akron Zoo on Monday, April 8.

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Lexy Burris sells eclipse painting along the Ohio Riverfront in downtown Evansville, Ind., Monday morning, April 8, 2024.

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April 8, 2024; Powell, Ohio, USA; Palmer Martin, 3, was with his mother NBC4 anchor Monica Day to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Monday afternoon.

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Visitors at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield get in a little line dancing to the radio station’s broadcast before the total solar eclipse

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People gather during a solar eclipse viewing party University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Milwaukee on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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WORCESTER - Douglas Lord, a director of library services at the Worcester Public Library, uses his hand to block to sun while monitoring a long line to get eclipse viewing glasses at Worcester Town Common.

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Right to left, Stella, 11, Christian and Amanda Tong look up as the eclipse begins at Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta. The family is in Ohio to get treatment for their son, Leo, at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Christian Tong found the museum event.

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Employees at the Pocono Family YMCA test out their eclipse glasses near the beginning of the eclipse at 2:22 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2024, in Stroudsburg.

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The Mariachi Paredes de Tejastitlán performs "Total Eclipse of the Heart" during the eclipse at the University of Texas in Austin, Tex., Monday, April 8, 2024.

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A partial solar eclipse is seen from El Paso, TX on April 8, 2024. Guests were invited to watch portions of the solar eclipse, which will be partially seen in El Paso at about 82.1% at La Perla, the highest open-air rooftop in El Paso, TX, in the Plaza Hotel, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Guests were invited to watch portions of the solar eclipse, which will be partially seen in El Paso at about 82.1% at La Perla, the highest open-air rooftop in El Paso, TX, in the Plaza Hotel, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Guests were invited to watch portions of the solar eclipse, which will be partially seen in El Paso at about 82.1% at La Perla, the highest open-air rooftop in El Paso, TX, in the Plaza Hotel, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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El Pasoans watch portions of the solar eclipse, which will be partially seen in El Paso at about 82.1% at San Jacinto Plaza on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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A total solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero

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Brian Sechler of New Paltz uses a homemade sun viewer while on the Old Main Quad at SUNY New Paltz for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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Angie Walsh, education mission specilast and Abby Sipos, education mission coordinator, at the desk to info guests about the Eclipse Soundscape Project on Monday, April 8.

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Angie Pelletier and her son Sam, 3, both of Orange, Virginia, watch a Grizzly bear behind glass at the Akron Zoo on Monday, April 8.

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A crowd begins to gather to view the eclipse outside Portsmouth Public Library Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Jack Koshkin, a UWM junior majoring in music composition and technology and anthropology uses his eclipse glasses while setting up a telescope with an eclipse filter for people to view the eclipse during a solar eclipse viewing party University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Milwaukee on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Missouri State University physics and astronomy professor Dr. Bill Thomas sets up his camera and telescope before the start of the total solar eclipse at the West Plains Civic Center on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Partial eclipse seen the morning of Monday, April 8, 2024 from Redding, California.

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The total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, photographed from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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The moon blots out nearly half of the sun about 20 minutes before the peak of a partial eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, viewed through a telescope set up at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.

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The eclipse reaches its peak during a partial solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, at the College Hill Reservoir in Eugene, Ore.

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Eclipse viewers are silhouetted against the sunny sky during a partial solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, at the College Hill Reservoir in Eugene, Ore.

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Amy Baker, right, explains how an eclipse works during a partial solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, at the College Hill Reservoir in Eugene, Ore.

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The moon blots out the sun, during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

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Late-evening darkness falls over Evansville during the totality of the solar eclipse on April 2, 2024.

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Fran Seery, Liz Boscarino, Christine Dee, Annie OÕHara, Stephanie Langtry, and Kathleen Macie, all of Yorktown, watch the eclipse at Riverfront Green Park in Peekskill April 8, 2024.

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Submitted photo from Erica Long of the eclipse.

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Thousands gather at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Thousands gather at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Thousands gather at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Hank Cain, 5, uses his homemade eclipse mask to watch the solar eclipse with his family at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Thousands gather at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Thousands gather at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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The beginning of the solar eclipse as seen from Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover, Tenn., Monday, April 8, 2024. Although Middle Tennessee was outside the path of totality, the region experienced at least 90% coverage of the sun.

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The solar eclipse reaches totality in West Plains, Mo. on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Photo from Paula Heaps Moses of the 2024 eclipse.

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High clouds hampered a solar eclipse in Artesia on April 8, 2024. Parts of New Mexico had dark skies during the event.

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Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park guide Emma St. John taking some time to view the eclipse on Monday.

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Isla Abrahamson smiles while watching the partial solar eclipse at Tavelli Elementary School in Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Students view the partial solar eclipse at Tavelli Elementary School in Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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People looks up to view the eclipse at Park Central in downtown Wichita Falls on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Carla Roberts points at the eclipse during the eclipse watch party at McFee Park in Farragut on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Oliver Cantwell, from Fair Grove, Mo. views the solar eclipse in West Plains, Mo. on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Katie Prince and Micheal Spence view the solar eclipse shortly after getting married in West Plains, Mo. on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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The solar eclipse in West Plains, Mo. on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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The solar eclipse is seen from Aumiller Park in Bucyrus. It was possible to look at the sun without the eclipse glasses 15 minutes prior to totality.

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An airplane passes near the eclipse during the Hoosier Cosmic Celebration at Memorial Stadium on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Attendees watch the eclipse during the Hoosier Cosmic Celebration at Memorial Stadium on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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People look up to view the eclipse during the solar eclipse watch party at the Collier County Public Library headquarters branch in Naples on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Frank Sklarsky takes a photo of the eclipse at its peak during the solar eclipse watch party at the Collier County Public Library headquarters branch in Naples on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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At the Motown Museum, the night lights in the famous picture window of Hitsville, U.S.A., were automatically triggered at 3:12 p.m. as darkness set in during the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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The total solar eclipse seen above downtown Evansville, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Opening Day, the same day the total solar eclipse made its way through the area on April 8, 2024.

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The moon blocked the sun during the partial solar eclipse from the top of a parking garage in downtown Louisville Ky. at 3:07pm on April 8, 2024.

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Bianca Cooper, right, and her daughters Trinity Cooper, 8, center, and Makenzie McCormick, 9, viewed the partial solar eclipse from the top of a parking garage in downtown Louisville Ky. on April 8, 2024. They joined employees of Harding Shymanski CPA's at the viewing site.

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Nicole Dorion viewed the partial solar eclipse from the top of a parking garage in downtown Louisville Ky. on April 8, 2024. She joined employees of Harding Shymanski CPA's at the viewing site.

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Clouds and rain obscured eclipse views at Kopernik Monday, April 8, 2024.

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A photo of the 2024 eclipse by Sherri Stringham Parker.

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A woman dances to the live music as others watch the eclipse at the Akron 24 Eclipse With Us party in Akron on Monday, April 8, 2024.the Akron 24 Eclipse With Us party in Akron on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Shawn (left) and Shannon Ferell (Right) takes off their eclipse glasses during the Total eclipse at OSU Kiamichi Forestry Research Station in Idabel on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

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People use eclipse glasses to look up at the eclipse at Park Central in downtown Wichita Falls on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Janae Warren of Akron watches the start of the eclipse at the Akron 24 Eclipse With Us party in Akron on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Shutterbugs use eclipse glasses as a filter for their phones during the eclipse.

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The peak of the solar eclipse was largely obstructed by clouds over the beach in Margate.

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The Moon eclipses the sun during totality over Canal Place during the Akron 24 Eclipse With Us party in Akron on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Psychology student Devon Stratton watches the solar eclipse through her eclipse glasses at Chemeketa Community College on Monday, April 8, 2024 in Salem, Ore.

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The moon covers the sun during the eclipse at Switchyard Park on April 8, 2024.

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Andrew from Maryland uses solar glasses with his cell phone to photograph the eclipse during the Akron 24 Eclipse With Us party in Akron on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Cecilia Fernandez, of Milwaukee places her eclipse glasses over her phone to see the eclipse during a solar eclipse viewing party University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Milwaukee on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Employees outside of the Devon Energy Tower during the partial eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024.

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The solar eclipse begins through cloudy skies on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Employees outside of the Devon Energy Tower during the partial eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Yonkers High School students Presley Ayertey, 14, and Amber Prado, 15, view the solar eclipse from the Yonkers Waterfront, April 8, 2024. They took part in Feeding Westchester and Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) that hosted a "sun-sational" Solar Eclipse Watch Party for the teenagers enrolled in YPIE's after-school learning program at Esplanade Park in the city, Special "eclipse-themed" healthy snacks, such as Sun Chips and Capri Sun, and solar-eclipse glasses were offered to the teens through the organization's school pantry program, which Feeding Westchester supports.

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Lidia Kasiak of Fairfax, Va. watches the eclipse with her sons, Adam, 6 and Phillip, 10 at the Akron 24 Eclipse With Us party in Akron on Monday, April 8, 2024. The family drove to Akron to be in the path of totality.

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People watch during the partial eclipse on the Great Lawn at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Spectators watch the solar eclipse at the Oklahoma Science Museum in Oklahoma City, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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College of Central Florida student Jackson Johns, right, views the solar eclipse Monday at the College of Central Florida. About 30 College of Central Florida students and staff used their protective solar glasses to view the solar eclipse Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024 on the campus of Central Florida College. People in central Florida got to view the solar eclipse with a mid-60% range. The next solar eclipse won’t take place for another two decades in 2044. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

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Petru Baraghin focuses his camera before a total eclipse at OSU Kiamichi Forestry Research Station in Idabel on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

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People watch during the partial eclipse on the Great Lawn at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Lynn Johnson a financial aid employee for the College of Central Florida, uses protective glasses to view the solar eclipse Monday. About 30 College of Central Florida students and staff used their protective solar glasses to view the solar eclipse Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024 on the campus of Central Florida College. People in central Florida got to view the solar eclipse with a mid-60% range. The next solar eclipse won’t take place for another two decades in 2044. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

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Violet and David Manaugh during the partial eclipse on the Great Lawn at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Monday, April 8, 2024.

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College of Central Florida student Tyler Vang, right, views the solar eclipse Monday at the College of Central Florida. About 30 College of Central Florida students and staff used their protective solar glasses to view the solar eclipse Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024 on the campus of Central Florida College. People in central Florida got to view the solar eclipse with a mid-60% range. The next solar eclipse won’t take place for another two decades in 2044. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

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Birds flock to a tree during the total eclipse at OSU Kiamichi Forestry Research Station in Idabel on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

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Spectators watch the solar eclipse at the Oklahoma Science Museum in Oklahoma City, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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People look through the eclipse sunglasses at Park Central in downtown Wichita Falls on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Feeding Westchester and Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) that hosted a "sun-sational" Solar Eclipse Watch Party for the teenagers enrolled in YPIE's after-school learning program at Esplanade Park in the city, April 8, 2024. Special "eclipse-themed" healthy snacks, such as Sun Chips and Capri Sun, and solar-eclipse glasses were offered to the teens through the organization's school pantry program, which Feeding Westchester supports.

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People watch during the partial eclipse on the Great Lawn at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Quintez Lyon watches the solar eclipse at the Oklahoma Science Museum in Oklahoma City, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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College of Central Florida student Lucas Smith uses his solar glasses and phone to take a picture of the ring formed by the eclipse Monday. About 30 College of Central Florida students and staff used their protective solar glasses to view the solar eclipse Monday afternoon, April 8, 2024 on the campus of Central Florida College. People in central Florida got to view the solar eclipse with a mid-60% range. The next solar eclipse won’t take place for another two decades in 2044. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]2024

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People gather to witness the eclipse on Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Youngsters from Noah’s Ark Christian Child Care wore protective glasses at the eclipse viewing party sponsored by Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, NASA and the Waynesboro Area School District on Monday, April 8, in the Waynesboro Area Senior High School stadium.

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From left, Heather Costner, Kevin Costner, Joshua Costner and Caleb Costner watched the eclipse at Conneaut Township Park on April 8, 2024. The family traveled from Clymer, NY to view the astronomical event.

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A small group of about a dozen people gathered to watch the solar eclipse at Raven Hill Discovery Center on April 8.

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Silas Jewett, 8, looks at a partial solar eclipse through a telescope during an eclipse watch party outside Augusta University's Christenberry Fieldhouse in Augusta on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Augusta University Physics Club Member Lexi Dowdy looks up at a partial solar eclipse during an eclipse watch party outside AU's Christenberry Fieldhouse in Augusta on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Emma Amos, Libby Amos and Lydia Witherspoon pose as Libby and Emma's mom snaps a picture during the Long Center's total solar eclipse viewing party on April 8.

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Waynesboro cousins Carson Koontz, left, and Lucy Smith, both 6, made decorative masks out of paper plates to go with their glasses during the eclipse viewing party sponsored by Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, NASA and the Waynesboro Area School District on Monday, April 8, in the Waynesboro Area Senior High School stadium.

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A partial solar eclipse over Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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People watch the eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Indianapolis Zoo. The Zoo was one location people went to observe the total solar eclipse.

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Totality of the solar eclipse brought darkness Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Indianapolis Zoo. The Zoo was one location people went to observe the total solar eclipse.

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Families watch the eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 at the Indianapolis Zoo. The Zoo was one location people went to observe the total solar eclipse.

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Kids made decorative masks out of paper plates to go with their glasses during the eclipse viewing party sponsored by Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, NASA and the Waynesboro Area School District on Monday, April 8, in the Waynesboro Area Senior High School stadium.

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Mackenzie Williams and Nathan Drake of Providence view the sun through their star spangled eclipse glasses.

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Museum SUNsational Eclipse Family Fun Days and Watch Party Eclipse Watch Party at the Museum of Natural History in Roger Williams Park on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Tahia and sister Tasia DeBritto watching the eclipse with other members of their family.

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RenŽe Gamba, Director of the Museum of Natural History, was handing out eclipse glasses and helping guest view the eclipse through one of the telescopes set up.

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Paul Blocklyn of Providence was viewing the eclipse with his wife Kathi.

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Cameron Soria puts on his eclipse glasses to view the partial eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024 at Shrewsbury Borough School in Shrewsbury, New Jersey.

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Tim and Kristin Dalby watch the eclipse at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center and Kumbum Chamste Ling Monastery on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Bloomington Ind.

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The sky does dark during the eclipse at Eljer Park in Marysville.

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Jake Elmer, laying down, is overwhelmed during the totality of the eclipse at Eljer Park in Marysville.

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Marc Runck watches the eclipse as it hits totality and the sky goes dark at Eljer Park in Marysville. (Photo by Tim Johnson)

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Jake Elmer is thrilled watching the eclipse with his daughter Riley during the eclipse at Eljer Park in Marysville. The Elmer's came from Philadelphia for the eclipse.

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Marc Runck watches the eclipse as it hits totality and the sky goes dark at Eljer Park in Marysville.

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Jennifer Kroninger watches the partial eclipse of the sun shortly after President Joe Biden spoke Monday, April 8, 2024 at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. During the appearance, Biden announced a new student loan forgiveness program. Student loan relief is a top issue for younger voters. Wisconsin's 700,600 borrowers hold $21.4 billion in federal student loan debt, according to the latest federal education data.

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Madeline Orndorff and Corrina Ingels, ninth-graders at Waynesboro Area Senior High School and members of the school’s Envirothon team, volunteered at the eclipse viewing party sponsored by Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, NASA and the Waynesboro Area School District on Monday, April 8, in the WASHS stadium.

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More than a thousand people attend a solar eclipse viewing party on the campus of Rowan University in Glassboro on Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Beachgoers walk near and on the pier during the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 at Jacksonville Beach, Fla. According to Univision.com Jacksonville Beach experienced 63.8% totality at 3:05 p.m. EDT. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

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A pigeon flies in search of food during the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 at Jacksonville Beach, Fla. According to Univision.com Jacksonville Beach experienced 63.8% totality at 3:05 p.m. EDT. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

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Hadley Heinzen, from left, feeds seagulls with her mom, Tiffany, and father, Matt, all of Fargo, N.D. while on vacation visiting family during the solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024 at Jacksonville Beach, Fla. According to Univision.com Jacksonville Beach experienced 63.8% totality at 3:05 p.m. EDT. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

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The April 8 partial solar eclipse as photographed in Gardner, MA

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Airiana Brown joins over 100 solar eclipse spectators at SUNY Orange during a partial solar eclipse in Newburgh, NY on April 8, 2024.

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Claudia Leal joins over 100 solar eclipse spectators at SUNY Orange during a partial solar eclipse in Newburgh, NY on April 8, 2024.

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Kenisha Scott, left Khyree Scott 8, center and Kamirah Scott 11, right view the partial solar eclipse through a telescope with a solar filter SUNY Orange in Newburgh, NY on April 8, 2024.

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The eclipse is projected from a telescope during the eclipse viewing event at Woodland Dunes, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Two Rivers, Wis.

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A sliver of sun during the eclipse viewing event at Woodland Dunes, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Two Rivers, Wis.

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The sun shines brightly overhead during the early moments at an eclipse viewing event at Woodland Dunes, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Two Rivers, Wis.

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FAQs

What causes us to experience a solar eclipse? ›

Eclipses occur on our planet when the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up. Exactly how they align determines what kind of eclipse we see. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking at least some of the Sun and casting a shadow on Earth.

What happens to us in a solar eclipse? ›

A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Safety is the number one priority when viewing a total solar eclipse.

Will people in the United States be able to view the solar eclipse? ›

When can I see the next total solar eclipse from North America? The next total solar eclipse visible from the United States occurs on April 8, 2024. The path of totality goes from Texas to Maine and crosses the path of the August 2017 eclipse near Carbondale, Illinois.

How to experience the eclipse? ›

View the Sun through eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer during the partial eclipse phases before and after totality. You can view the eclipse directly without proper eye protection only when the Moon completely obscures the Sun's bright face – during the brief and spectacular period known as totality.

How does an eclipse effect us? ›

Ionospheric Anomalies: The sudden changes in ionospheric conditions during an eclipse can lead to the formation of ionospheric anomalies, such as ionospheric holes or depletions. These anomalies can disrupt radio signals and GPS navigation systems, affecting communication and navigation over the affected regions.

What happens to humans during eclipse? ›

Viewing the eclipse without approved safety glasses can cause permanent eye damage.” According to NASA, apart from the brief period when the moon completely blocks out the sun, it's not safe to look directly at the sun, even if partially covered, without specialized eye protection.

What happens during a solar eclipse answer? ›

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon gets in the way of the Sun's light and casts its shadow on Earth. That means during the day, the Moon moves over the Sun and it gets dark. Isn't it strange that it gets dark in the middle of the day? This total eclipse happens about every year and a half somewhere on Earth.

When was the last total solar eclipse in the United States? ›

Those in the path of totality had the opportunity to see the sun be fully covered by the moon for several minutes. Total solar eclipses are rare, and aren't often visible from the U.S. The last time one occurred here was in 2017, and the U.S. won't see another until 2044.

Where is solar eclipse visible in USA? ›

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to Maine. The path of totality will cross over 27 park units as it makes its way across Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Why is this eclipse so special? ›

Something else that makes the 2024 eclipse unusual is the timing. The sun is on an 11-year cycle and at the solar minimum solar flares and other eruptions are least active, but during the April eclipse it will be near the peak, or solar maximum.

Can the eclipse make you feel tired? ›

You are not imagining things, and you certainly are not alone. After an eclipse, many people report feeling fatigued, moody or just plain not like themselves. So much so that there's even a term for it: an eclipse hangover.

Can you look at a solar eclipse with your phone? ›

Except for the few moments of total eclipse, when the sun is completely obstructed, "viewing the sun with your unprotected eyes or through a cellphone screen is extremely dangerous," Bradford said, advising that all visual contact with the sun take place only through special solar eclipse glasses that meet ...

Can you walk during solar eclipse? ›

It is not dangerous to be outdoors during an eclipse, but take care not to look directly at the sun. It is never safe to stare directly at the sun for a prolonged period.

Can I drive during a solar eclipse? ›

Yes, it's safe to drive, but AAA reminds drivers that there could be more traffic on the road before, during and after the event, so people should use caution.

Why is the 2024 eclipse so special? ›

Why was the 2024 total solar eclipse so special? The 2024 total solar eclipse was a major event. Totality could last twice as long as in 2017, depending on the observer's location. It was also the longest totality on land for over a decade, so eclipse-chasers from around the world flocked to the path of totality.

What is the scientific reason for sun eclipse? ›

Scientific reasoning encompasses core reasoning and problem-solving competencies and involves basic inference processes in forming hypotheses, designing experiments to test hypotheses, distinguishing determinate evidence from indeterminate evidence, and interpreting results as evidence that supports or refutes the ...

What circ*mstances produce a total solar eclipse? ›

Flexi Says: A total solar eclipse occurs when three conditions are met: 1. The moon is in the new moon phase, which means it is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. 2. The Earth, Moon, and Sun are perfectly aligned, a situation known as syzygy.

Why is a solar eclipse a rare event? ›

However, since the moon's orbit around the earth has about a five-degree tilt to it, that tilt is enough to make the earth miss the moon's shadow pretty much every month. That's why a solar eclipse is rare. The lineup where we do see the shadow of the moon hitting the earth's surface only happens about every 18 months.

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