Photos: Coolest 2017 Solar Eclipse Signs and Celebrations
Summer of Smiles
Holiday Inn hosts an Eclipse viewing party with Scholastic as part of the culmination event to the "Summer of Smiles" program on August 21, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rebel Legion & 501st
The Eclipse Force was strong with the Rebel Legion & 501st at Southern Illinois University.
Eclipse buttons
Eclipse buttons are displayed during the Wyoming Eclipse Festival on August 20, 2017 in Casper, Wyoming.
Saluki Stadium
People watch the solar eclipse at Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University on August 21, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois.
Cradle of Aviation
Attendees to the Cradle of Aviation viewing party write on the sidewalk during a partial eclipse of the sun on August 21, 2017 in Garden City, New York.
Cradle of Aviation
Marilyn Havoc of Great Neck arrives for the partial eclipse of the sun viewing on August 21, 2017 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York.
Isle of Palms
Val Carney, 43, of Asheville, N.C., builds her sand tribute to the solar eclipse as eclipse fans wait for the clouds to clear so they can view the total solar eclipse from the one of last vantage points where totality will be visible on August 21, 2017 in Isle of Palms, S.C.
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University of Georgia
University of Georgia students and Athens locals view the eclipse from UGA's Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. 20,000 people showed up to Sanford Stadium to watch the eclipse.
Washington DC
Apolónia Rodrigues photographs a panorama of the DC crowd.
Stanley Lake, Idaho
Stanley Lake
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Christine Lunsford joined the Space.com team in 2010 as a freelance producer and later became a contributing writer, covering astrophotography images, astronomy photos and amazing space galleries and more. During her more than 10 years with Space.com, oversaw the site's monthly skywatching updates and produced overnight features and stories on the latest space discoveries. She enjoys learning about subjects of all kinds.