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On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse crossed the continental United States for the first time in 99 years.
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Just hours before the moon blocks out the sun in a traveling celestial show across the US, things are already getting strange.
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People came to Grand Island from almost every state and from at least a dozen countries around the world.
Approximately halfway through the event is when the total eclipse of the sun will occur, which should last up to three minutes.
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International Space Station transits the Sun during the eclipse: A NASA camera captured the transit of the International Space Station on Aug.
If you're within striking distance of the path of totality, it might not be too late to experience it first hand.
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August 21, 2017, as well as the obscuration (the fraction of the Sun's area covered by the Moon) in places outside the umbral path.
While plenty of folks here are planning to head north to see the total eclipse, others seem content to stay in Cheyenne and Laramie, which are expected to see around 98 percent of the sun covered by the moon on Monday.
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Thanks to those who visited the city of Grand Island and the state of Nebraska to view the freat American eclipse.
Along Interstate 25, the main thoroughfare from the crowded Front Range of Colorado to the path of totality, traffic is a little heavy, but flowing just fine past electronic signboards that warn it could get heavier over the next two days.
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We shared the shade from one tree with a couple from Omaha who had lots of extra chairs to share with us, we had extra protective glasses for them and we all shared food and stories as we awaited totality.
