Live coverage: Solar eclipse 2017 across the United States and Colorado
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News serviceAugust 21, 2017 | updated 9 years ago
The early morning sun, shot through a white light solar filter, displays a series of sun spots prior to a solar eclipse at the state fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.(AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)
Stuck at work and indoors Monday during the solar eclipse? You can still follow along thanks to NASA is live-streaming the solar eclipse starting at 10 a.m.
According to reports, NASA has more than 50 high-altitude balloons and astronauts at the International Space Station that will capture the event, which will cast a 70-mile path of totality from Lincoln City, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina.
The eclipse begins at 10:23 a.m. in Colorado Springs, with prime viewing at 11:47 a.m. The moon is expected to hide about 90 percent of the sun above Colorado Springs.
The Gazette has reporters and photographers around town and in the totality zone in Wyoming for updates.
The early morning sun, shot through a white light solar filter, displays a series of sun spots prior to a solar eclipse at the state fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.(AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)Schweta Kulkarni, from left, Rhea Kulkarni and Saanvi Kulkarni, from Seattle, try out their eclipse glasses on the sun at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore., early Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)A Stormtrooper gives a fist bump to a member of the Marching Salukis as the band enters Saluki Stadium for an eclipse watch party on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Ill., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) (Robert Cohen)Joe Roth, left, and Scott Foster from the Chicago area are silhouetted as they prepare telescopes and cameras to observe a total solar eclipse at the base of the Bald Knob Cross of Peace, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Alto Pass, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Charles Rex Arbogast)Allen Winzler, left, of Cincinnati, gives solar eclipse viewing glasses to his daughters Mallory, 6, center, and Makayla, 3, right, as they prepare at their campsite for the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. The location, which is in the path of totality, is also at the point of greatest intensity. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)The decorated car of Frank and Mary Ludwig, of La Crescent, Minn., sits at their campsite at the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The location, which is in the path of totality of the solar eclipse, is also at the point of greatest intensity. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)Mike Newchurch, left, professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and graduate student Paula Tucker prepare a weather balloon before releasing it to perform research during the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. The location, which is in the path of totality, is also at the point of greatest intensity. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)Coreen Abbott watches the solar eclipse from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)Laurie Dee, center, looks throws through a telescope at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls, Idaho during the total solar eclipse over Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP) (John Roark)Liza Leykina, right, holds up a pair of glasses for Mark Solovey to shoot a photo through as they watch the solar eclipse from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)A large crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) (Richard Vogel)Members of the Marching Salukis enter Saluki Stadium for eclipse festivities on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) (Robert Cohen)In this Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 photo, Luisa Prats, left, gets photo-bombed by her sister Mary Prats, as the two took in the sights at Carhenge after traveling to Alliance, Neb., for Monday’s solar eclipse. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)Early arrivals await the sunrise and the start of the day’s entertainment leading up to the total solar eclipse at the Heritage Center on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Homestead National Monument of America in Beatrice, Neb. (Gwyneth Roberts/The Journal-Star via AP) (Gwyneth Roberts)In this Aug. 20, 2017 photo, Dave Sproat and Peg Gould take photos as they view Carhenge after traveling to Alliance, Neb., for Monday’s solar eclipse. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)Catalina Gaitan, from Portland, Ore., tries to shoot a photo of the rising sun through her eclipse glasses at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)In this Aug. 20, 2017 photo, traffic flows toward the entrance to Carhenge north of Alliance, Neb., ahead of the eclipse. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)A large screen with a live telescope feed of the sun is visible behind Karen Tingey as she drums with Portland Taiko during a rehearsal in preparation for Monday’s solar eclipse, in Salem, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Salem is in the path of totality during the eclipse. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)In this Aug. 20, 2017 photo, Collette Murray mans a smoker in the Over the Hill Campground adjacent to Carhenge as the Boars Pit Barbecue, from Alliance, Neb., offered beef and pulled pork for sale to hungry eclipse campers. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)Chuck Willard of Council Bluffs, Iowa, reads a tourist magazine as he waits in the bed of his truck for the total eclipse in Falls City, Neb., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Willard, who works for Menards, blocked off this day many months in advance so he could view the eclipse. He decided to come to Falls City hoping the cloud cover here would be the lightest. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Ashley Ann Sander hawks solar eclipse glasses on the side of the road for $10 to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Curtis Compton)Chas Mathis from Morristown, Tenn., uses binoculars with special solar filters to watch the sunrise as he waits in Veteran’s Park for the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Spring City, Tenn. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) (Doug Strickland)Ashley Ann Sander, left, and Alexandra Dowling hawk solar eclipse glasses for $10 a pair on the side of the road to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Curtis Compton)John Fertig, from Marietta, Ga., sets up a tripod and telescope in Veteran’s Park to view the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Spring City, Tenn. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) (Doug Strickland)The moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, in Washington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP) (Bill Ingalls)Val Carney, from Asheville, N.C., writes in the sand in preparation for the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the beach at Isle of Palms, S.C. The city of Isle of Palms hosted a beach party “Get Eclipsed on IOP”. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith)A woman views the solar eclipse through special protective glasses at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) (Richard Vogel)The sun is shown in a total eclipse by the moon, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, near Redmond, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Ted S. Warren)A partial solar eclipse appears over the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Seth Wenig)The moon almost eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)A partial solar eclipse appears over the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Seth Wenig)Members of the Marching Salukis enter Saluki Stadium for eclipse festivities on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) (Robert Cohen)Joe Roth, left, and Scott Foster from the Chicago area are silhouetted as they prepare telescopes and cameras to observe a total solar eclipse at the base of the Bald Knob Cross of Peace, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Alto Pass, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) (Charles Rex Arbogast)Mike Newchurch, left, professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and graduate student Paula Tucker prepare a weather balloon before releasing it to perform research during the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. The location, which is in the path of totality, is also at the point of greatest intensity. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)In this Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 photo, Luisa Prats, left, gets photo-bombed by her sister Mary Prats, as the two took in the sights at Carhenge after traveling to Alliance, Neb., for Monday’s solar eclipse. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)The decorated car of Frank and Mary Ludwig, of La Crescent, Minn., sits at their campsite at the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. The location, which is in the path of totality of the solar eclipse, is also at the point of greatest intensity. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)Early arrivals await the sunrise and the start of the day’s entertainment leading up to the total solar eclipse at the Heritage Center on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Homestead National Monument of America in Beatrice, Neb. (Gwyneth Roberts/The Journal-Star via AP) (Gwyneth Roberts)In this Aug. 20, 2017 photo, Dave Sproat and Peg Gould take photos as they view Carhenge after traveling to Alliance, Neb., for Monday’s solar eclipse. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)Allen Winzler, left, of Cincinnati, gives solar eclipse viewing glasses to his daughters Mallory, 6, center, and Makayla, 3, right, as they prepare at their campsite for the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky. The location, which is in the path of totality, is also at the point of greatest intensity. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (Mark Humphrey)Catalina Gaitan, from Portland, Ore., tries to shoot a photo of the rising sun through her eclipse glasses at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)In this Aug. 20, 2017 photo, traffic flows toward the entrance to Carhenge north of Alliance, Neb., ahead of the eclipse. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)A large screen with a live telescope feed of the sun is visible behind Karen Tingey as she drums with Portland Taiko during a rehearsal in preparation for Monday’s solar eclipse, in Salem, Ore., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Salem is in the path of totality during the eclipse. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)In this Aug. 20, 2017 photo, Collette Murray mans a smoker in the Over the Hill Campground adjacent to Carhenge as the Boars Pit Barbecue, from Alliance, Neb., offered beef and pulled pork for sale to hungry eclipse campers. (Eric Gregory/The Journal-Star via AP) (Eric Gregory)Chuck Willard of Council Bluffs, Iowa, reads a tourist magazine as he waits in the bed of his truck for the total eclipse in Falls City, Neb., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Willard, who works for Menards, blocked off this day many months in advance so he could view the eclipse. He decided to come to Falls City hoping the cloud cover here would be the lightest. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) (Nati Harnik)Schweta Kulkarni, from left, Rhea Kulkarni and Saanvi Kulkarni, from Seattle, try out their eclipse glasses on the sun at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore., early Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)Chas Mathis from Morristown, Tenn., uses binoculars with special solar filters to watch the sunrise as he waits in Veteran’s Park for the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Spring City, Tenn. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) (Doug Strickland)Ashley Ann Sander, left, and Alexandra Dowling hawk solar eclipse glasses for $10 a pair on the side of the road to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Curtis Compton)John Fertig, from Marietta, Ga., sets up a tripod and telescope in Veteran’s Park to view the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Spring City, Tenn. (Doug Strickland/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) (Doug Strickland)A Stormtrooper gives a fist bump to a member of the Marching Salukis as the band enters Saluki Stadium for an eclipse watch party on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Ill., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) (Robert Cohen)The moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, in Washington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP) (Bill Ingalls)Val Carney, from Asheville, N.C., writes in the sand in preparation for the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the beach at Isle of Palms, S.C. The city of Isle of Palms hosted a beach party “Get Eclipsed on IOP”. (AP Photo/Mic Smith) (Mic Smith)A woman views the solar eclipse through special protective glasses at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) (Richard Vogel)Laurie Dee, center, looks throws through a telescope at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls, Idaho during the total solar eclipse over Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP) (John Roark)Coreen Abbott watches the solar eclipse from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)A large crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) (Richard Vogel)The sun is shown in a total eclipse by the moon, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, near Redmond, Ore. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (Ted S. Warren)The moon almost eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)The early morning sun, shot through a white light solar filter, displays a series of sun spots prior to a solar eclipse at the state fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.(AP Photo/Don Ryan) (Don Ryan)Liza Leykina, right, holds up a pair of glasses for Mark Solovey to shoot a photo through as they watch the solar eclipse from Bernal Heights Hill in San Francisco, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (Jeff Chiu)Ashley Ann Sander hawks solar eclipse glasses on the side of the road for $10 to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Curtis Compton)
