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January/February 2018^ DISCOVER^7
XINHUA/ZHAO HANRONG VIA GETTY IMAGES
AMERICA LOOKS UP
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TWO THINGS WERE INESCAPABLE THIS SUMMER: the Latin
single “Despacito,” and the looming eclipse. The first total
solar eclipse in the continental United States since 1979,
it was also a uniquely American event, with no other countries
getting a peek at totality, and at least a partial eclipse visible in
all 50 states. As the moon’s shadow crisscrossed the country on
Aug. 21, about 154 million American adults saw the eclipse directly,
with another 60 million watching electronically — 88 percent of the
adult population. It was the most-observed and most-photographed
eclipse in history.
In a time of so much bitter division, it’s remarkable that an
astronomical event just a few minutes long had the power to bring
us together, gazing in joy and wonder at the universe.  BILL ANDREWS

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No.

Solar eclipse parties, like this one

in Los Angeles, were popular all

over the United States on Aug. 21,

as millions gathered to watch a

partial or total solar eclipse.