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Surreal partial eclipse draws crowds across Eastern Iowa
In Iowa the sun was 95 percent obscured at maximum, not total, as the eclipse drew spectators to Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa City libraries and Kernels game. Enthusiasts watched via NASA streams and local telescope setups while weather limited viewing but fostered community on the first day of class.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa City
Palisades-Dows Observatory
Sloane Terrill
Ping Sung
Kernels
Sung
Cedar Amateur Astronomers Inc
NASA
CAA
Carl Bracken
US Pentacrest
Bruce Harreld
Hannah Merritt
Lakyn Belk
Elizabeth Niedert
Bonnie Tyler
Bruns
Molly Schultz
Ely
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Mary Shakers
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazett
University of Iowa
National Weather Service
Cheyenne
Wyo
Washington, D.C
Donald Trump
Melania
Barron
White House
Truman