The moon took a small bite out of the sun in a partial solar eclipse on Thursday. People throughout the U.S. shared their photos with <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Ftopics%2F1309">CNN iReport</a>. Jim Steel created a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182635">time-lapse composite</a> after snapping photos for more than two hours in Weldon, California. "The massive sunspots made this the most interesting solar shots I have ever made," he said.
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The moon took a small bite out of the sun in a partial solar eclipse on Thursday. People throughout the U.S. shared their photos with CNN iReport. Jim Steel created a time-lapse composite after snapping photos for more than two hours in Weldon, California. "The massive sunspots made this the most interesting solar shots I have ever made," he said.
Courtesy Jim Steel
Georgianne Nienaber was worried about the thick clouds hanging over her home in Sanibel Island, Florida. For a 20-minute window, the clouds parted and she was able to <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182607">photograph the event</a>.
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Georgianne Nienaber was worried about the thick clouds hanging over her home in Sanibel Island, Florida. For a 20-minute window, the clouds parted and she was able to photograph the event.
Courtesy Georgianne Nienaber
"The moon took a little chunk out of the sun, like <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182607">Pac-Man</a>," Nienaber said.
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"The moon took a little chunk out of the sun, like Pac-Man," Nienaber said.
Courtesy Georgianne Nienaber
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182578">Greg Hogan</a> attached his camera to a telescope and watched the partial solar eclipse from Warner Robins, Georgia, on Thursday. It "was incredible to watch the moon come in sight and over the sun slowly as the sun set," he said.
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Greg Hogan attached his camera to a telescope and watched the partial solar eclipse from Warner Robins, Georgia, on Thursday. It "was incredible to watch the moon come in sight and over the sun slowly as the sun set," he said.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182579">John Powell</a> photographed the eclipsed sun, which looked more like a crescent moon, hanging over Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
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John Powell photographed the eclipsed sun, which looked more like a crescent moon, hanging over Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
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For more than an hour, engineer <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182662">Nicholas Koehne</a> waited to photograph the partial solar eclipse in Topeka, Kansas. Using a solar filter, he was able to capture several images of the event.
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For more than an hour, engineer Nicholas Koehne waited to photograph the partial solar eclipse in Topeka, Kansas. Using a solar filter, he was able to capture several images of the event.
Courtesy Nicholas W. Koehne
The partial eclipse <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182662">looms behind </a>wispy clouds and a string of power lines in Topeka, Kansas.
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The partial eclipse looms behind wispy clouds and a string of power lines in Topeka, Kansas.
Courtesy Nicholas W. Koehne
Longtime astrophotography fan <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182642">Hasnain Shabbir</a> tried his hand at photographing the partial solar eclipse outside his home in Round Rock, Texas."I don't miss a chance to capture a photo and share my insights with the world," he said.
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Longtime astrophotography fan Hasnain Shabbir tried his hand at photographing the partial solar eclipse outside his home in Round Rock, Texas."I don't miss a chance to capture a photo and share my insights with the world," he said.
Courtesy Hasnain Shabbir
Thursday's event was Jean-Francois Gout's fifth solar eclipse. He spent so long driving to find a spot to photograph it that he wound up in the next state. He shot this photo from <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182676">Lake Logan</a> in Ohio.
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Thursday's event was Jean-Francois Gout's fifth solar eclipse. He spent so long driving to find a spot to photograph it that he wound up in the next state. He shot this photo from Lake Logan in Ohio.
Courtesy Jean-Francois Gout
Gout attached his camera to a telescope to create this <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182676">up-close shot </a>of the partial solar eclipse.
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Gout attached his camera to a telescope to create this up-close shot of the partial solar eclipse.
Courtesy Jean-Francois Gout
While photographing his son's high school soccer match, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182674">Doug Mackenzie</a> noticed the partial solar eclipse during a break in the clouds over Independence, Missouri.
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While photographing his son's high school soccer match, Doug Mackenzie noticed the partial solar eclipse during a break in the clouds over Independence, Missouri.
Courtesy Doug Mackenzie
"Within a few minutes, the eclipsed sun appeared to dance in and out of the clouds, offering me some unique and magical views," Mackenzie said.
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"Within a few minutes, the eclipsed sun appeared to dance in and out of the clouds, offering me some unique and magical views," Mackenzie said.
Courtesy Doug Mackenzie
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182653">Cheryl Lippold</a> captured the partially eclipsing sun disappearing into the horizon in Hiawatha, Kansas.
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Cheryl Lippold captured the partially eclipsing sun disappearing into the horizon in Hiawatha, Kansas.
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Stacking multiple polarizing filters onto his camera lens, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182507">Bob Cozzi</a> captured the bright partial solar eclipse from his home in North Aurora, Illinois.
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Stacking multiple polarizing filters onto his camera lens, Bob Cozzi captured the bright partial solar eclipse from his home in North Aurora, Illinois.
Courtesy Robert Cozzi Jr.
Yucca Valley, California, resident <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182471">Angela Wright</a> used layers of X-ray film to photograph the partial solar eclipse, which resulted in this prism effect.
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Yucca Valley, California, resident Angela Wright used layers of X-ray film to photograph the partial solar eclipse, which resulted in this prism effect.
Courtesy Angela Wright
Middle school teacher Jamie Osorio and his students at Sun Valley Magnet School in the San Fernando Valley, California, used two telescopes to get <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182595">extreme close-ups</a> of the partial solar eclipse.
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Middle school teacher Jamie Osorio and his students at Sun Valley Magnet School in the San Fernando Valley, California, used two telescopes to get extreme close-ups of the partial solar eclipse.
Courtesy Jamie Osorio
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182587">Small, black sunspots</a> were visible during Thursday's partial solar eclipse. Ryan Gronquist captured this crisp shot from downtown Austin, Texas.
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Small, black sunspots were visible during Thursday's partial solar eclipse. Ryan Gronquist captured this crisp shot from downtown Austin, Texas.
Courtesy Ryan Gronquist
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182661">Mike Fraietta </a>started photographing lunar and solar eclipses when he was a teenager. The 58-year-old photographed Thursday's partial solar eclipse from Clear Lake City, Texas.
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Mike Fraietta started photographing lunar and solar eclipses when he was a teenager. The 58-year-old photographed Thursday's partial solar eclipse from Clear Lake City, Texas.
Courtesy Mike Fraietta
The silhouette of a bird rests in the foreground of the partial solar eclipse seen in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182801">Keller, Texas</a>.
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The silhouette of a bird rests in the foreground of the partial solar eclipse seen in Keller, Texas.
Courtesy Alain Maynez
The solar eclipse illuminates the ocean in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1182916">New Port Richey, Florida</a>.
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The solar eclipse illuminates the ocean in New Port Richey, Florida.
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