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Solar Eclipse
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In the News Now | 2024 total solar eclipse sweeps across North America
The 2024 total solar eclipse swept across the U.S. on April 8, 2024. Hear and see reaction from crowds as well as see different views of the eclipse.
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Here's what you should do with your used eclipse viewing glasses
Eclipse mania gripped Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, as the moon swept in front of the sun, blotting out daylight.
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Iowa State students launch balloon to measure atmosphere during eclipse
Students from Iowa State University traveled to Illinois to witness the total solar eclipse, and used the rare spectacle for their educational benefit.
Solar Eclipse
Iowa State students launch balloon to measure atmosphere during eclipse
Students from Iowa State University traveled to Illinois to witness the total solar eclipse, and used the rare spectacle for their educational benefit.
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PHOTOS: April 8 solar eclipse in Iowa
While the majority of the state saw, at most, 86% of the sun covered by the moon sometime between 1:45 p.m. and 3 p.m., it was still a phenomenon to behold.
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Iowans in the metro describe 'perfect' viewing of rare solar eclipse
At the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines, crowds gathered, including some students from nearby Central Campus.
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Sights, sounds of April 8 solar eclipse in Iowa
Monday's celestial event garnered North America's largest eclipse audience ever.
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A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality
It was North America's largest eclipse audience ever.
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April 8 solar eclipse in Iowa: Your photos from the phenomenon
Though no part of Iowa reached 100% totality during the April 8 solar eclipse, photos and videos from the celestial phenomenon are still stunning.
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TIME LAPSE: 2024 solar eclipse in Des Moines, Iowa
The peak of the 2024 solar eclipse occurred shortly before 2 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, April 8.
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PHOTOS: Total Solar Eclipse 2024
Millions of spectators along a narrow corridor stretching from Mexico to the U.S. to Canada eagerly awaited a total eclipse of the sun on April 8, 2024.
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