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

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The International Space Station photobombs the partial solar eclipse as seen from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, in Washington State USA.

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Enthusiasts watch the total solar eclipse from the Painted Hills near Mitchell, Oregon

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A partial solar eclipse appears over the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York,

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Solar flares are visible as the sun emerges from a total eclipse by the moon as seen from Dayton Tennessee.

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Nasa photo showing the progression of a total solar eclipse over Madras, Oregon.

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Donald and Melania Trump watch the solar eclipse from the White House.

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Soloman Rucker, left, and Peyton Warner check the position of the sun on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown museum ship in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

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