Andy, Cathy and Jessica Howell look at a partial eclipse of the sun on Thursday, October 23, in Gainesville, Florida. The solar eclipse was visible for most North Americans. Click through for more views:
Celestial show: Partial solar eclipse —
Andy, Cathy and Jessica Howell look at a partial eclipse of the sun on Thursday, October 23, in Gainesville, Florida. The solar eclipse was visible for most North Americans. Click through for more views:
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Tree branches are silhouetted against the sun during the partial eclipse as seen from Paynes Prairie in Gainesville.
Celestial show: Partial solar eclipse —
Tree branches are silhouetted against the sun during the partial eclipse as seen from Paynes Prairie in Gainesville.
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Alex Frye watches the eclipse in Arlington, Virginia, using special viewing glasses.
Celestial show: Partial solar eclipse —
Alex Frye watches the eclipse in Arlington, Virginia, using special viewing glasses.
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Norm Vargas holds a filter so another person can view the eclipse through a telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
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Norm Vargas holds a filter so another person can view the eclipse through a telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
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Fishermen are seen from the M.B. Miller County Pier in Panama City Beach, Florida, during the solar eclipse.
Celestial show: Partial solar eclipse —
Fishermen are seen from the M.B. Miller County Pier in Panama City Beach, Florida, during the solar eclipse.
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Sunspots are seen during the peak moment of the solar eclipse when the moon was covering 34% of the sun.
Celestial show: Partial solar eclipse —
Sunspots are seen during the peak moment of the solar eclipse when the moon was covering 34% of the sun.
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