Americans converge on the path of totality to experience the solar eclipse

The
moon
eclipses
the
sun
during
a
total
solar
eclipse
across
North
America,
in
Bloomington,
Indiana,
on
April
8,
2024.

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Signage
advertising
the
total
solar
eclipse
in
Bloomington,
Indiana,
US,
on
Sunday,
April
7,
2024. 

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Strange
|
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\Visitors
look
through
a
pair
of
oversized
eclipse
glasses
set
up
in
the
town
square
on
April
07,
2024,
in
Houlton,
Maine. 

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Cheryll
Simmons-Heit,
wearing
a
moon,
and
Johanna
Johnston,
wearing
a
sun,
participate
in
the
Solar
Sprint
3k
on
April
07,
2024
in
Houlton,
Maine. 

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Dawn
MacDonald
(R),
the
owner
of
Crowe’s
Tattoos,
places
an
eclipse
tattoo
on
the
arm
of
Morgan
Flewelling
(L)
on
April
07,
2024,
in
Houlton,
Maine. 

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Miriam
Toy
(L)
and
Oliver
Toy
share
a
pair
of
eclipse
glasses
that
NASA
was
handing
out
as
they
await
the
eclipse
on
April
08,
2024,
in
Houlton,
Maine. 

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A
sign
displaying ‘No
School’
is
seen
at
Fredericksburg
middle
school
ahead
of
the
total
solar
eclipse
on
April
07,
2024
in
Fredericksburg,
Texas. 

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Bell
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Eclipse-themed
T-shirts
are
offered
for
sale
at
a
science
fair
at
Southern
Illinois
University
on
April
07,
2024
in
Carbondale,
Illinois. 

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Olson
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People
gather
in
a
field
on
the
campus
of
Southern
Illinois
University
to
prepare
for
the
start
of
the
total
eclipse
on
April
08,
2024
in
Carbondale,
Illinois.

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Special
OREO
donuts
from
Krispy
Kreme
are
shown
in
a
picture
illustration
in
Orlando.
The
celestial-themed
donuts
went
on
sale
today
to
celebrate
the
total
solar
eclipse
on
April
8,
2024. 

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Hennessy
|
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Solar
eclipse
t-shirts
are
offered
for
sale
at
Audra’s
Footprint
on
April
05,
2024
in
Pinckneyville,
Illinois. 

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Olson
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Brittany
Sunderman
and
Gianna
Debenham,
6,
from
Effingham,
Illinois,
and
other
members
of
the
Debenham
family
who
travelled
from
Utah
and
Las
Vegas
to
experience
the
total
solar
eclipse
together,
try
out
their
eclipse
viewing
glasses
at
their
campsite
a
day
ahead
of
the
event
at
Camp
Carew
in
Makanda,
Illinois,
U.S.,
April
7,
2024.

Evelyn
Hockstein
|
Reuters

People
sit
next
to
the
Horseshoe
Falls
in
Niagara
Falls,
Ontario,
Canada,
on
April
8,
2024
as
they
prepare
for
the
total
eclipse
which
is
set
to
pass
over
the
region
later
in
the
day. 

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Robins
|
AFP
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Some
of
the
309
people
gathered
to
break
the
Guinness
World
Record
for
the
largest
group
of
people
dressed
as
the
sun
pose
on
a
sightseeing
boat,
before
the
total
solar
eclipse
in
Niagara
Falls,
Ontario,
Canada
April
8,
2024. 

Jenna
Zucker
|
Reuters

A
youngster
looks
at
the
sun
through
binoculars
at
the
Total
Eclipse
of
the
Heart
festival
on
April
8,
2024
in
Russellville,
Arkansas.

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Tama
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Thousands
of
people
descend
on
the
Neil
Armstrong
Air
and
Space
Museum
to
view
the
total
solar
eclipse
on
April
8,
2024
in
Wapakoneta,
Ohio. 

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Hatcher
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People
gather
on
the
observation
deck
of
Edge
at
Hudson
Yards
before
a
partial
solar
eclipse
in
New
York
City,
New
York,
U.S.,
April
8,
2024. 

Eduardo
Munoz
|
Reuters

The
Statue
of
Liberty
is
seen
during
a
partial
solar
eclipse,
where
the
moon
partially
blocks
out
the
sun,
at
Liberty
Island
in
New
York
City,
U.S.,
April
8,
2024. 

David
Dee
Delgado
|
Reuters

A
youngster
and
a
woman
prepare
their
telescopes
as
people
gather
and
wait
to
observe
a
total
solar
eclipse
in
Mazatlan,
Mexico
April
8,
2024.

Henry
Romero
|
Reuters

The
moon
begins
to
eclipse
the
sun
on
April
8,
2024
in
Fort
Worth,
Texas. 

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Jenkins
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A
bride
and
groom
view
the
solar
eclipse
amid
a
darkened
sky
after
marrying
at
a
mass
wedding
at
the
Total
Eclipse
of
the
Heart
festival
on
April
8,
2024
in
Russellville,
Arkansas.

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Tama
|
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Couples
view
the
solar
eclipse
during
a
mass
wedding
at
the
Total
Eclipse
of
the
Heart
festival
on
April
8,
2024
in
Russellville,
Arkansas. 

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Tama
|
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People
assemble
to
view
the
total
solar
eclipse
at
Sugarbush
ski
resort
in
Warren,
Vermont,
U.S.
April
8,
2024. 

Lauren
Owens
Lambert
|
Reuters

The
U.S.
Capitol
Building
is
visible
as
people
view
the
partial
solar
eclipse
on
Capitol
Hill
on
April
8,
2024
in
Washington,
DC. 

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Harnik
|
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Duke
Brobby
watches
the
solar
eclipse
at
Griffith
Observatory
on
Monday,
April
8,
2024
in
Los
Angeles,
CA. 

Brian
Van
Der
Brug
|
Los
Angeles
Times
|
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Images

A
total
solar
eclipse
is
seen
from
Eagle
Pass,
Texas,
U.S.
April
8,
2024. 

Christian
Monterrosa
|
Reuters