13 photos of Americans awed and overwhelmed by the total eclipse
See the moments when a rare astronomical marvel brought the country together

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

Depoe Bay, Oregon.
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Guernsey, Wyoming.
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Des Moines, Iowa.
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Nashville, Tennessee.
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The stands at the Southern Illinois University football stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
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Ivanka Trump, Melania Trump, and President Trump watch the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony at the White House.
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Downtown Washington, D.C.
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White House staff and members of the White House press corps look at the eclipse at the White House.
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Times Square, New York City.
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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