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| Solar eclipse 2017: The pictures you have to see | Solar eclipse 2017: The pictures you have to see |
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| Americans gazed upwards in their millions on Monday, as a total solar eclipse swept the country. | |
| It was the first such eclipse to go from the west to east coasts of the US in 99 years. | |
| From schoolchildren in Missouri to mounted patrol officers in Idaho, the nation was transfixed by the sight of the Moon drifting in front of the Sun, and blocking its light. | |
| Far from the crowds on Earth, just six people saw the umbra, or the moon's shadow, from space. | |
| International Space Station (ISS) astronauts had a clear view as they orbited above the US from an altitude of 250 miles (402km). They crossed the path of the eclipse three times. | International Space Station (ISS) astronauts had a clear view as they orbited above the US from an altitude of 250 miles (402km). They crossed the path of the eclipse three times. |
| Meanwhile the BBC's James Cook had a front-row seat as he chased the Moon's shadow at 40,000ft. | |
| Warnings had been made about eye safety in the build-up to the eclipse, with people told they should not look at the Sun directly with the naked eye, and instead wear special protective eyewear. | Warnings had been made about eye safety in the build-up to the eclipse, with people told they should not look at the Sun directly with the naked eye, and instead wear special protective eyewear. |
| Most people appeared to heed this advice, though what some placed over their eyes may not have done much to protect them. | Most people appeared to heed this advice, though what some placed over their eyes may not have done much to protect them. |
| In Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, where the solar eclipse was partially visible, this man made glasses from a plastic bottle. | In Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, where the solar eclipse was partially visible, this man made glasses from a plastic bottle. |
| While in Havana, Cuba, a street performer took his chances. | While in Havana, Cuba, a street performer took his chances. |
| Others chose to project the eclipse, instead of trying to view it directly. | Others chose to project the eclipse, instead of trying to view it directly. |
| The US President, for his part, did not set the best example. (Though he and the First Lady were also pictured wearing protective eyewear.) | The US President, for his part, did not set the best example. (Though he and the First Lady were also pictured wearing protective eyewear.) |
| But Andrew, a dog belonging to a BBC News reader in Nashville, Tennessee, was well-equipped for sky-gazing. | |
| In the town of Greenville, South Carolina, one set of parents made a last-minute decision to name their daughter, born hours earlier, in honour of the eclipse that cast a spell over their country. | In the town of Greenville, South Carolina, one set of parents made a last-minute decision to name their daughter, born hours earlier, in honour of the eclipse that cast a spell over their country. |
| Eclipse Alizabeth Eubanks weighed six pounds and three ounces, according to Greenville Memorial Hospital. | Eclipse Alizabeth Eubanks weighed six pounds and three ounces, according to Greenville Memorial Hospital. |
| The singer Bonnie Tyler helped mark the moment aboard a cruise ship as it sailed through the path of totality. | The singer Bonnie Tyler helped mark the moment aboard a cruise ship as it sailed through the path of totality. |
| She sang a shorter two minute, 40 second version of her 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart to match the longest duration of totality that was visible, near Carbondale, Illinois | |
| Despite being decades old, the song cruised straight to the top of the iTunes charts. | Despite being decades old, the song cruised straight to the top of the iTunes charts. |
| A different style of celebration took place at the Symbiosis Oregon Eclipse Festival in the Ochoco National Forest. | A different style of celebration took place at the Symbiosis Oregon Eclipse Festival in the Ochoco National Forest. |
| Free spirits there raised their hands to the skies. | Free spirits there raised their hands to the skies. |
| All the while, ISS astronauts "photobombed" the solar eclipse - as this composite image shows. | All the while, ISS astronauts "photobombed" the solar eclipse - as this composite image shows. |
| Finally, here are some of the most breathtaking photos of the solar eclipse, if you weren't lucky enough to see it with your own eyes. | Finally, here are some of the most breathtaking photos of the solar eclipse, if you weren't lucky enough to see it with your own eyes. |
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