FULL DETAILS: Rare total solar eclipse 2017

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An amazing chance to witness a rare celestial event has come and gone. On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people looked up to the sky to see the first total solar eclipse to sweep coast-to-coast across the U.S. in nearly a century.

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We brought you live coverage on TV and online. Click here for a look at videos, photos, and stories about this rare event.


The eclipse was the first in the Lower 48 states in 38 years.

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The sun, moon and Earth lines up perfectly on Monday, turning day into night for a few minutes from Oregon to South Carolina. A partial eclipse will extended up through Canada and down to the top of South America.

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The total eclipse on Aug. 21 lasted just 1 1/2 hours as the lunar shadow swept across the country.

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The 2017 Path of Totality
NASA says, "This animation closely follows the Moon's umbra shadow as it passes over the United States during the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse. Through the use of a number of NASA datasets, notably the global elevation maps from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the shape and location of the shadow is depicted with unprecedented accuracy."





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The Associated Press contributed to this report.