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

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Casper, Wyoming

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People set up cameras and telescopes as they prepare to watch the total eclipse at South Mike Sedar Park on August 21, 2017 in Casper, Wyoming.

Jackson, Wyoming

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A couple woman views the solar eclipse in the first phase of a total eclipse in Grand Teton National Park.

Casper, Wyoming

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People set up cameras and telescopes as they prepare to watch the total eclipse at South Mike Sedar Park on August 21, 2017 in Casper, Wyoming.

Casper, Wyoming

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A visitor looks at the solar eclipse at South Mike Sedar Park on August 21, 2017 in Casper, Wyoming.

Casper, Wyoming

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A total eclipse with the "diamond ring" effect is seen from South Mike Sedar Park on Aug. 21, 2017, in Casper, Wyoming.

Casper, Wyoming

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Casper, Wyoming

Shoshoni, Wyoming

Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan

Totality with earthshine.

Shoshoni, Wyoming

Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan

Totality with Regulus.

Shoshoni, Wyoming

Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan

Diamond Ring Bailey's Bead Prominence

Shoshoni, Wyoming

Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan

A composite photo of the stages of a solar eclipse.

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