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Total Darkness. Pictures from the “Great American Eclipse”

The first American total solar eclipse in forty years.

Total Darkness. Pictures from the “Great American Eclipse”
Two smiling women in paper solar-eclipse glasses tilt their faces up toward the sun. (Pat Sutphin/AP)

On August 21, 2017, people from around the nation traveled to twelve states to witness the first total solar eclipse in the US of the 21st Century. That’s right, the last total solar eclipse in the US occurred nearly 40 years ago. Above are some of the pictures captured during today’s historical event.


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