Crossroads of the Solar Eclipse: Best Photos from Carbondale 2017
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Spectators look at the sun through a telescope on the Southern Illinois University campus on Aug. 20, 2017, one day before the total solar eclipse.
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The Varsity Center for the Arts is hosting a viewing party for the solar eclipse.
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