Solar eclipse 2024
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The moon begins to pass over the sun during a partial solar eclipse, seen from Pittock Mansion in Portland, Ore., April 8, 2024. The eclipse could be seen sporadically through a moving cloud cover.
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Donna Bestwick, left, watches the partial solar eclipse withe a friend at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, April 8, 2024. Oregon was not in the path of totality, and at the peak of the eclipse, the moon covered approximately 23 percent of the sun.
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Elysia Swindell, left, and Daniel Deveau, center, use their mobile phones to view the partial solar ecllpse while watching at Pittock Mansion in Portland, Ore., April 8, 2024. Monday is also Deveau’s birthday, and he said it was “pretty cool to have a cosmic event” on his birthday.
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Even the dinosaurs wore eye protection at a viewing event for the partial solar eclipse, at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, April 8, 2024.
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A viewing event for the partial solar eclipse, at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
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Though Oregon was not in the path of totality, an occasional view could be seen of the partial solar eclipse, seen from Pittock Mansion in Portland, Ore., April 8, 2024.
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The moon partially covers the sun behind the Statue of Liberty during the total solar eclipse on the Liberty Island, Monday, April. 8, 2024, in New York.
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Skiers and hikers watch the total eclipse of the sun from the Appalachian Trail at the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine.
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The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine.
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A woman uses special glasses to watch the total solar eclipse from the beach in Luna Pier, Mich., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Mississippi State legislative staffers use filtered glasses to view the partial solar eclipse on the steps of the state Capitol, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. Legislators, staff and the pages shared the filtered eclipse glasses to view the partial eclipse that peered through afternoon clouds.
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A family watches the moon move in front of the sun from the Appalachian Trail near the summit of Saddleback Mountain, Monday, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine.
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Mackenzie Trumbull, left, and Kathy Trumbull pose for a picture as they gather to watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from at National Mall in Washington, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Eclipse glasses are worn by a statue of George Washington on April 07, 2024, in Houlton, Maine.
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Landscaper, Micah Beck, brought his telescope to OMSI so people could get a closer look, maybe even watching sunspots through the solar filter.
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A viewing event for the partial solar eclipse, at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, April 8, 2024.
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A viewing event for the partial solar eclipse, at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, April 8, 2024.
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A viewing event for the partial solar eclipse, at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, April 8, 2024.
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Eclipse watchers could also view the event at the planetarium at OMSI.
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