A rare solar eclipse darkened skies and dazzled viewers across the U.S.
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A rare solar eclipse darkened skies and dazzled viewers across the U.S.

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A rare solar eclipse darkened skies and dazzled viewers across the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Lee/STLPR Eric Lee/STLPR A rare solar eclipse swept across parts of the U.S. on Monday, leaving considerable awe, mesmerizing photographs and scores of paper sunglasses in its wake. It continued from there into Canada, exiting shortly after 5:15 p.m. — and marking the last glimpse of a total solar eclipse that the contiguous U.S. will see until August 2044. toggle caption Nick Michael/NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Munoz/STLPR Brian Munoz/STLPR Americans traveled, braving traffic and crowds Over 30 million Americans live within the path of totality, according to NASA — and many more traveled, either across town or out of state, for peak eclipse viewing. Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael B. Thomas for NPR Michael B. Thomas for NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR Jesse Costa/WBUR The Lower 48 will have to wait two decades for another total solar eclipse The next total solar eclipse will be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia and part of Portugal in August 2026, according to NASA. Enlarge this image toggle caption RC Concepcion RC Concepcion Enlarge this image toggle caption Cristina Fletes-Mach/STLPR Cristina Fletes-Mach/STLPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Madeleine Charis King/Iowa Public Radio Madeleine Charis King/Iowa Public Radio Enlarge this image toggle caption Ryan Loew/Ideastream Public Media Ryan Loew/Ideastream Public Media Enlarge this image toggle caption Estefania Mitre/NPR Estefania Mitre/NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthew Pearson/WABE Matthew Pearson/WABE toggle caption Patricia Lim/KUT News toggle caption Eric Lee/STLPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Ryan Loew/Ideastream Public Media Ryan Loew/Ideastream Public Media toggle caption Yfat Yossifor/KERA Enlarge this image toggle caption Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative Enlarge this image toggle caption Cristina Fletes-Mach/STLPR Cristina Fletes-Mach/STLPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Munoz/STLPR Brian Munoz/STLPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative Enlarge this image toggle caption Jesse Costa/WBUR Jesse Costa/WBUR Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Zamora/NPR Michael Zamora/NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Claire Harbage/NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU Tyrone Turner/WAMU

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