Eclipse Mania Sweeps America, From Tiny Towns to the White House
The first total solar eclipse to be visible in the United States in nearly a century wowed crowds across the country, including dogs, cheerleaders, and President Trump.
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A total solar eclipse is seen above Madras, Oregon.
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Steve Kaltenhauser of Calgary, Canada, watches with the crowd from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon.
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In this NASA handout, a composite image, made from seven frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a partial solar eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 near Banner, Wyoming.
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Eclipse t-shirts are shown for sale on the street as the small town of Depoe Bay, Oregon as it prepared for the eclipse.
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A cheerleader uses solar viewing glasses before welcoming guests to the football stadium to watch the total solar eclipse at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
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A minibus parked in a designated eclipse viewing area is seen in a campground near Guernsey, Wyoming U.S.
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Nicola James, 49, (right centre) with her twin 18-year-old daughters Holly (left centre) and Grace (left rear) watch the start of the solar eclipse while flying over the United States on board Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner from London's Heathrow airport to Miami.
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A woman looks through a telescope on the football field at Madras High School the evening before the eclipse in Madras, Oregon.
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Members of the media watch at the White House.
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An Entrepreneurial sign for parking is displayed for drivers as they near the small town of Depoe Bay, Oregon as it prepared for the eclipse, August 20, 2017.
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Madison the dog watches in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The "Bailey's Beads" effect is seen during a total solar eclipse viewed from the Lowell Observatory Solar in Madras, Oregon.
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