Library Mall at UW-Madison erupted in cheers and applause Monday at 2:06 p.m., as hundreds gathered to celebrate the much-anticipated solar eclipse.
Viewers of a solar eclipse congregate on a pedestrian bridge over North Park Street.
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The sun casts shadows of UW-Madison students waiting in line to purchase protective eyewear prior to a solar eclipse.
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A partial solar eclipse creates a lens flare camera effect as viewers atop St. Paul’s Catholic Student Center view the rare phenomenon on the campus of UW-Madison.
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UW-Madison senior Victoria Braianova attempts to capture a photo of the solar eclipse on her phone during a visit to Library Mall.
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Adam Miller, left, a member of the UW-Madison Astronomy Club, shows off a telescope equipped with a screen that projects the image of the eclipse. Throngs of people filled Library Mall on Monday for the eclipse.
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UW-Madison senior Lissa Kanton views the sun through a telescope while joining hundreds of other students at Library Mall.
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UW-Madison senior Ellie Hennessy views a solar eclipse from the Library Mall, in front of “Both/And - Tolerance/Innovation,” a sculpture by David Dahlquist and Matt Niebuhr.
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