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13 photos of Americans awed and overwhelmed by the total eclipse

See the moments when a rare astronomical marvel brought the country together

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by Kelly Gonsalves
August 21, 2017

A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles on Aug. 21.

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Coreen Abbott watches the solar eclipse from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco.

(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)This rare total solar eclipse was said to be the "most observed and most photographed" in history. Some 200 million people live within a day's drive of its path of totalit

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Depoe Bay, Oregon.

(REUTERS/Mike Blake)

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Guernsey, Wyoming.

(REUTERS/Rick Wilking)

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Des Moines, Iowa.

(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Nashville, Tennessee.

(Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Holiday Inn)

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The stands at the Southern Illinois University football stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

(REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump, and President Trump watch the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony at the White House.

(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Downtown Washington, D.C.

(ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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White House staff and members of the White House press corps look at the eclipse at the White House.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Times Square, New York City.

(REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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