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Five things we learned from last year’s Great American Eclipse

2017 solar eclipse

BLACK HOLE SUN  The 2017 Great American Eclipse was visible across all of North America. This image captures the moment of totality from Casper, Wyo.

Keon Gibson

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

It’s been a year since the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, captured millions of imaginations as the moon briefly blotted out the sun and cast a shadow that crisscrossed the United States from Oregon to South Carolina.