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Watch Yourselves Watching the Solar Eclipse in the Valley of the Sun

By Benjamin Leatherman

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 6:56 a.m.

Benjamin Leatherman An Arizona State University student watches the eclipse overhead. 1/40

Benjamin Leatherman An ASU student uses special glasses to look at the solar eclipse. 2/40

Benjamin Leatherman The crowd gathered on Arizona State University's Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21, to view the solar eclipse. 3/40

Benjamin Leatherman An ASU student uses a special viewing device to look at the solar eclipse. 4/40

Benjamin Leatherman A local couple listens to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon on their smartphone while watching the eclipse. 5/40

Benjamin Leatherman This means you. 6/40

Benjamin Leatherman The crowd gathered on Arizona State University's Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21, to view the solar eclipse. 7/40

Benjamin Leatherman An employee of Arizona State University checks out the eclipse. 8/40

Syed Hassaan A photograph of the solar eclipse taken from Arizona State University in Tempe. 9/40

Benjamin Leatherman Scoping out the eclipse through a solar filter on Hayden Lawn at Arizona State University. 10/40

Benjamin Leatherman Scoping out the eclipse through a solar filter on Hayden Lawn at Arizona State University. 11/40

Benjamin Leatherman He's got double protection for his eyes. 12/40

Benjamin Leatherman The crowd gathered on Arizona State University's Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21, to view the solar eclipse. 13/40

Benjamin Leatherman Some folks used a DIY pinhole viewer to see the solar eclipse. 14/40

Benjamin Leatherman A local family watches the eclipse at Arizona State University on Monday, August 21. 15/40

Benjamin Leatherman An Arizona State University student watches the eclipse overhead. 16/40

Benjamin Leatherman Shadows cast by an artificial tree outside of Hayden Library show off the solar eclipse. 17/40

Benjamin Leatherman The crowd gathered on Arizona State University's Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21, to view the solar eclipse. 18/40

Benjamin Leatherman An Arizona State University student watches the eclipse overhead. 19/40

Benjamin Leatherman An Arizona State University student attempts to take a photo of the eclipse using his smartphone and a pair of special eclipse glasses. 20/40

Benjamin Leatherman The crowd gathered on Arizona State University's Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21, to view the solar eclipse. 21/40

Benjamin Leatherman Hold still. I gotta get this shot of the eclipse. 22/40

Benjamin Leatherman An Arizona State University student attempts to take a photo of the eclipse using his smartphone and a pair of special eclipse glasses. 23/40

Benjamin Leatherman Checking out the solar eclipse with friends at Arizona State University's Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21. 24/40

Benjamin Leatherman Arizona State University employees watch the solar eclipse on Hayden Lawn on Monday, August 21. 25/40

Benjamin Leatherman All smiles while watching the solar eclipse at Arizona State University on Monday, August 21. 26/40

Benjamin Leatherman Showing support for Arizona State University while checking out the eclipse. 27/40

Benjamin Leatherman A local youth peers through a filtered telescope during the eclipse-viewing event at the Arizona Science Center. 28/40

Benjamin Leatherman A local youth peers through a filtered telescope during the eclipse-viewing event at the Arizona Science Center. 29/40

Benjamin Leatherman Sofia Ventura (left) and her brother Samuel Ventura of Avondale look at the solar eclipse during an event at the Arizona Science Center. 30/40

Benjamin Leatherman A local youth peers through a filtered telescope during the eclipse-viewing event at the Arizona Science Center. 31/40

Benjamin Leatherman Arizona native Marcos Najera looks at the eclipse through welder's goggles outside of the Arizona Science Center. 32/40

Benjamin Leatherman Attempting to get a snapshot of the eclipse outside of the Arizona Science Center. 33/40

Benjamin Leatherman Watching a cosmic event unfold outside of the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix. 34/40

Benjamin Leatherman A Valley resident uses filtered binoculars to watch the solar eclipse outside of the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix. 35/40

Christopher Swallow A photograph of the solar eclipse taken from Tempe Camera. 36/40

Benjamin Leatherman Local photographer Christopher Swallow of Gilbert gets a shot of the solar eclipse outside of Tempe Camera. 37/40

Benjamin Leatherman Checking out the solar eclipse outside of Tempe Camera. 38/40

Benjamin Leatherman Using a filtered telescope to watch the eclipse in progress outside of Tempe Camera. 39/40

Benjamin Leatherman Checking out the solar eclipse outside of Tempe Camera. 40/40

Watch Yourselves Watching the Solar Eclipse in the Valley of the Sun

Like many folks across America, residents of the Valley looked skyward on the morning of Monday, August 21, to scope out the solar eclipse that was occurring. That included those in attendance at several eclipse-viewing events and parties in both Phoenix and Tempe.

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