Total Solar Eclipse Awes Onlookers Across United States

The sun is is in full eclipse over Grand Teton National Park on August 21, 2017 outside Jackson, Wyoming. Thousands of people have flocked to the Jackson and Teton National Park area for the 2017 solar eclipse which will be one of the areas that will experience a 100% eclipse on Monday August 21, 2017. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

Total Solar Eclipse Awes Onlookers Across United States

People across the United States are looking toward the sky on Monday afternoon as a rare total solar eclipses occurs from coast to coast.

Those gathered in Oregon were the first to get a view of the full eclipse:

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