CLEAN : Hundreds gather in Berlin to see the solar eclipse

CLEAN : Clouds hide partial eclipse in Paris

A record number of visitors flock to Newport Oregon to watch the total solar eclipse

CLEAN: Exterior shots of eclipse merchandise, including booklets, caps, lanyards and mugs on display at a stall at Oregon Solarfest, and people camping at the Jefferson County Fair Complex ahead of the eclipse-viewing event on August 20,...

<< CLEAN: Exterior shots of crowds of people browsing stalls selling refreshments and eclipse themed merchandise at Oregon Solarfest. >> on August 20, 2017 in Madras, Oregon.

People use protective glasses to look at a partial solar eclipse at the Givatayim Observatory in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, as the rare celestial spectacle makes its way east across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere (Footage...

People watch a partial solar eclipse through a telescope at an astronomy centre as the emirate of Dubai witnesses the rare celestial spectacle which is making its way east across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere (Footage by AFPTV via...

Eclipses are dramatic, but there is something special about the ring of fire.

Millions turned out to watch in parts of Asia, including a handful in the Philippine ca
pital
Japanese crowds oo'd and...

People watching an eclipse in Kruger National Park

People watching an eclipse in Kruger National Park

CLEAN : Cloud eclipse: Londoners disappointed by overcast skies

CLEAN : Sky-gazers prepare for

CLEAN : People gather in northern England to see the eclipse

CLEAN : People in northern France seek glimpse of eclipse

Un eclipse solar fue visto desde Argentina el domingo donde astronomos y cientos de entusiastas se reunieron para observar el espectacular anillo de fuego creado por la alineacion de la tierra el sol y la luna

Sky gazers across the US anxiously await the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental US in 99 years

Palestinians look at a partial solar eclipse over the Gaza Strip as the rare celestial spectacle makes its way east across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Students at Baghdad University use telescopes to observe a partial solar eclipse in Iraq's capital (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Britain prepares for Friday's near-total solar eclipse

TAMI TORRES HAS AN EYE CONDITION SHE HOPES WON'T KEEP HER FROM CATCHING A RARE SIGHT LATER THIS MONTH, A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE.

SOUNDBITE...

<


The moon's shadow will cover a 70 mile wide stretch along the ground and will be viewable from 14 U

S states....

CLEAN: Exterior shots of eclipse watchers viewing the total solar eclipse through eclipse glasses and people cheering as the sky darkens during the moment of totality on August 21, 2017 in Madras, Oregon.