RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostHank Fridell, of Custer South Dakota, test out his eclipse glasses and his foil hat while visiting Carhenge with a group of friends on Aug. 20, 2017 in Alliance, Neb. Fridell came to watch Monday's total solar eclipse.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA truck pulling a camper arrives at Toadstock, a 3-day festival, where people are staying to see the upcoming solar eclipse on Aug. 19, 2017 in Alliance, Neb. The festival is taking place on a farm outside of town.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostThe last look at the moon covering the sun before the clouds covered the sky during the Solar Eclipse in Downtown Denver at Civic Center Park. Aug. 21, 2017 Denver.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostStargazers watch the night sky as they camp near Carhenge on Aug. 20, 2017 in Alliance, Nebraska. People are gathering near Carhenge to watch the upcoming total solar eclipse.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe talk of the town at Allen Setter's barber shop is all about the upcoming eclipse, on Aug. 1, 2017 in Alliance, Nebraska. People in the small town, of Alliance, are perparing for the August 21, eclipse.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostA couple in welding masks stop for a kiss before the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017 in Alliance, Neb.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostA woman looks at the sun during the Great American Eclipse observation event Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. There was a safe solar-scope viewing and an "Eclipsercise" where kids re-created the movements of the moon and Earth with their bodies.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostCarol Wilmot (left), Jeri Kennah (center) and Phyllis Kriese watch the total solar eclipse along with fellow residents at Mountain Vista Retirement Residence on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDelmer Duran, 12, dances traditional Northern Arapaho dances during a local tribal pow wow on the eve of the great American Eclipse on August 20, 2017 in Riverton, Wyo.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostPeople gather to watch the total solar eclipse, at Carhenge, on Aug. 21, 2017 in Alliance, Neb.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017 in Alliance, Neb.
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Hank Fridell, of Custer South Dakota, test out his eclipse glasses and his foil hat while visiting Carhenge with a group of friends on Aug. 20, 2017 in Alliance, Neb. Fridell came to watch Monday's total solar eclipse.
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Our favorite Denver Post staff photos of the solar eclipse making its way across Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska. In Denver, the eclipse reached about 92 percent coverage according to the National Weather Service.
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