PHOTOS: Bay Area total solar eclipse 2017

Bay Area residents watched in wonder through telescopes, cameras, and protective glasses Monday to get a glimpse of the first total solar eclipse to occur in nearly a century.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bay Area residents watched in wonder through telescopes, cameras, and protective glasses Monday to get a glimpse of the first total solar eclipse to occur in nearly a century.

The solar eclipse is seen in Palo Alto, Calif. on Monday, August 21, 2017.none

The solar eclipse is seen in Menlo Park, Calif. on Monday, August 21, 2017.none

The solar eclipse is seen in the Bay Area on Monday, August 21, 2017.none

The solar eclipse is seen in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, August 21, 2017.none

A crowd gathers to watch the solar eclipse in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, August 21, 2017.none

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