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Images: Partial Solar Eclipse

Images of a partial solar eclipse as seen in various locales of the United States on Thursday.

A break in the clouds reveals a partial solar eclipse behind the University of Notre Dame's Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in South Bend, Ind. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A partial solar eclipse is seen in a break in the clouds during rush hour in downtown Wichita Kan., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The moon passes between the earth and the sun Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, near the totality stage of a partial solar eclipse as seen from West Alton, Mo. Heavy clouds blocked the entire eclipse except for about 2 minutes when it found a view through an opening in the clouds. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A partial solar eclipse peers through the clouds just before sunset Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Bowling Green, Ohio. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tree branches are silhouetted against the sun during a partial eclipse as seen from Paynes Prairie Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Gainesville, Fla. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A partial solar eclipse sets behind the Blue Ridge Mountains from a vantage point on Candler's Mountain, Thursday evening, Oct. 23, 2014, in Lynchburg, Va. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The moon moves in front of the sun to create a partial solar eclipse, seen from Kerry Park in Seattle on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The setting and partially eclipsed sun melts into the horizon over the Gulf of Mexico off Sand Key in Clearwater. - Late Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, the moon passed in front of the sun causing a partial solar eclipse. The eclipse began at 3:37 p.m. EDT and ended at 7:51 p.m. In the eastern United States, the eclipse reached maximum around the time of sunset: 6:52 p.m. in the Tampa Bay area. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The setting and partially eclipsed sun drops below the horizon over the Gulf of Mexico off Sand Key in Clearwater, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, the moon passed in front of the sun causing a partial solar eclipse. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Angel Moroni statue on the top of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' temple in Brigham City, Utah, is silhouetted by a solar eclipse, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The sun breaks though a heavy cover of clouds at sunset Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, revealing a partial solar eclipse as seen from Westminster, Md. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Young guests use protective eyewear to watch the sun during a solar eclipse viewing party at the High Point Branch of the Seattle Public Library. Photographed on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andrew McCarty and his daughter Zoe McCarty, 11, right, look at a projected image of the sun during a solar eclipse viewing party at the High Point Branch of the Seattle Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A bird flies in front of sun during a partial solar eclipse at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
A jogger runs in front of the sun near the end of a partial solar eclipse at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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