Gallery: Thousands gather around the suburbs, country to view the solar eclipse
Posted April 08, 2024 5:15 pm
The solar eclipse at nearly 94% coverage at its peak was viewed from downtown Arlington Heights on Monday, Apr. 8, 2024.
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Fatima Bena, 4, of Hampshire gets help covering her free eye from her mom Celina as she peers through a hydrogen-alpha solar telescope during an eclipse viewing event at the Rakow Branch of the Gail Borden Library in Elgin Monday.
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Therese Balducci of Elgin wore a party hat of the occasion during an eclipse viewing event at the Rakow Branch of the Gail Borden Library in Elgin Monday.
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Hundreds of people attended an eclipse viewing event at the Rakow Branch of the Gail Borden Library in Elgin Monday.
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Arlington Heights resident John Baruch made a pinhole viewing box which he shares with his 5-year-old grandson, Graham Baruch, during Monday's Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s solar eclipse watch party at North School Park on Apr. 8, 2024.
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Hundreds of people watch the near-peak solar eclipse Monday during the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s watch party a North School Park on Apr. 8, 2024.
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Jed Clemon-Johnshon of Arlington Heights lines up his telescope before the start of Monday's solar eclipse. Around 700 people signed up for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s solar eclipse watch party at North School Park on Monday, Apr. 8, 2024.
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Jill Bergner, left, of Arlington Heights and Karen Maycan of Mount Prospect watch the solar eclipse Monday. Around 700 people signed up for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s solar eclipse watch party at North School Park on Monday, Apr. 8, 2024.
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Four-year-old Caleb Erickson of Arlington Heights uses a viewing card to see the solar eclipse. Around 700 people signed up for the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s solar eclipse watch party at North School Park on Monday, Apr. 8, 2024.
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People gather around a camera to view the solar eclipse at Harper College in Palatine on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Solar eclipse viewers gather at Harper College in Palatine on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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A pinhole box is used to view the solar eclipse from Harper College in Palatine on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Different stages of the solar eclipse as viewed from Harper College in Palatine on Monday, Apr. 8, 2024.
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The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Didier Timothy-Mondesir watches the solar eclipse from Prince Edward County, Ontario, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Sun spots are seen during the beginning phase of a total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.
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Clouds part as a partial eclipse of the sun and moon cross atop the New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church steeple Monday, April 8, 2024, in Manor, Texas.
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Yurem Rodriquez watches as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Mike Porter uses a telescope to get a look at the sun as he prepares to watch a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8, 2024, in Carbondale, Ill.
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People watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Clouds part as a partial eclipse of the sun and moon is seen atop the cross on the steeple of the New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church Monday, April 8, 2024, in Manor, Texas.
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Members of the Cincinnati Reds use special glasses as they watch the solar eclipse before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Cincinnati, Monday, April 8, 2024.
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