Here Are the Most Amazing Photos of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

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Menan, Idaho

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Locals and travelers from around the world gather on Menan Butte to watch the eclipse on August 21, 2017 in Menan, Idaho.

Menan, Idaho

Natalie Behring/Getty

Locals and travelers from around the world gather on Menan Butte to watch the eclipse on August 21, 2017 in Menan, Idaho.

Menan, Idaho

Natalie Behring/Getty

Locals and travelers from around the world gather on Menan Butte to watch the eclipse on August 21, 2017 in Menan, Idaho.

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Miguel Claro

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Miguel Claro

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Miguel Claro

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Miguel Claro

Stanley Lake, Idaho

Eclipse Path in Iowa

NASA

Des Moines, Iowa

Charlie Neibergall/AP

Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Charlie Neibergall/AP

Des Moines, Iowa

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