Photos: Solar eclipse from University of Arizona, Tucson
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A solar eclipse viewing event hosted by Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center on the University of Arizona Mall drew hundreds of people on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
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Steven Seppala, center left, and Mariela Corella, look through at the solar eclipse as it approaches 60-percent during a viewing event hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
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Paul Trittenbach, a volunteer tour guide with the UA Mirror Lab, helps people during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse in Tucson
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The moment of peak solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Solar eclipse
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Dalal Radwan, a journalism student, during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
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Recording the moment for posterity during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
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The iPhone was the camera of choice during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
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Regular sunglasses got pushed out of the way during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Hundreds of people on the Mall during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse in Tucson
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A composite of photographs showing the path of the moon obscuring the sun during the partial solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Solar eclipse
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Kids wear safety glasses during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Hundreds of people came out and glasses during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Several families came out during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Telescopes set up on the Mall gave a close-up view during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Telescopes set up on the Mall gave a close-up view during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Volunteers patiently helped hundreds of people taking photos of the eclipse through telescopes during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Hundreds of people relaxed on the lawn during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Quadry Chance, an undergraduate volunteer, holds a solar viewing filter for Univision reporter Paula Diaz while she attempts a Facebook Live video during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Boris Reiss, who teaches safety at UA, gets a hand with safety glasses over the camera lens while wearing safety glasses, while taking a picture of the solar eclipse during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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Katie Southard, left, and Susan Hester used the indirect route to view the eclipse, with a pinhole that projects the image onto the back of a box, during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
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People line up at Flandrau Planetarium to purchase safety glasses to view the solar eclipse during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Steven Seppala, center left, and Mariela Corella, look through at the solar eclipse as it approaches 60-percent during a viewing event hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Paul Trittenbach, a volunteer tour guide with the UA Mirror Lab, helps people during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Telescopes set up on the Mall gave a close-up view during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Telescopes set up on the Mall gave a close-up view during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Volunteers patiently helped hundreds of people taking photos of the eclipse through telescopes during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Quadry Chance, an undergraduate volunteer, holds a solar viewing filter for Univision reporter Paula Diaz while she attempts a Facebook Live video during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Boris Reiss, who teaches safety at UA, gets a hand with safety glasses over the camera lens while wearing safety glasses, while taking a picture of the solar eclipse during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
Katie Southard, left, and Susan Hester used the indirect route to view the eclipse, with a pinhole that projects the image onto the back of a box, during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
Solar eclipse
- Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star
People line up at Flandrau Planetarium to purchase safety glasses to view the solar eclipse during a viewing event for the solar eclipse hosted by Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on the University of Arizona Mall in Tucson on Aug. 21, 2017.
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