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File - in this Aug. 21, 2017 file photo, a total solar eclipse is seen above the Bald Knob Cross of Peace in Alto Pass, Ill. More than 700 people visited the over 100 foot cross for the event. The first total solar eclipse to sweep coast-to-coast across the U.S. in 99 years drew hundreds of thousands of people to areas of southern Illinois located in the path of totality, where the sun is 100 percent blocked by the sun. The story was chosen as one of Associated Press year's 10 biggest stories or 2017 in Illinois. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast File)
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