2017 solar eclipse captivates America

A composite of seven images from stages of the total solar eclipse in Hopkinsville, Ky. The moon is traveling from left to right in the image.

Nancy Kuliesis, left, and daughter Ginny Kuliesis, 9, sit in the shadow of the cross at the Jefferson Cross Memorial Park in Wickliffe, Ky during the eclipse.

The solar eclipse seen from St. Joseph, Mo.

The moon eclipses the sun for a total solar eclipse over Carhenge in Alliance, Neb.

Maricruz Arteagaholds up cardboard with holes to project the eclipse on the sidewalk so people can see the eclipse at California Institute of Technology in of Pasadena, Calif.

Tavon Boaman, Bella Demitanda, and Connor Christensen, all of Ft. Collins, Colo arrange crystals into a pattern at Carhenge before the total solar eclipse in Alliance, Neb.

A view of the eclipse from the Jefferson Memorial Cross Park in Wickliffe, Ky.

People gather to watch the Solar Eclipse in Washington D.C.

Spectators photograph totality from the roof of their RVs in Solartown, a solar eclipse campground in Madras, Ore.

Rick Brazelton of Bardwell, Ky. uses a welders helmet to view the eclipse at the Jefferson Cross Memorial Park in Wickliffe, Ky.

The solar eclipse as seen from Nashville, Tenn. on Aug. 21, 2017.

Melissa Cheatwood, from Baltimore, Md., gazes up as the eclipse enters totality in Charleston, S.C. on Aug. 21, 2017.

In this multiple exposure photograph, the phases of a partial solar eclipse are seen over the Gateway Arch on Aug. 21, 2017, in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch was just a few miles outside of the path of totality.

People view the eclipse as it approaches totality at Centennial Park in Nashville, Tenn. on Aug. 21, 2017.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wear protective glasses as they view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, at the White House.

President Donald Trump points skyward before donning protective glasses to view the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, at the White House.

The moon eclipses the sun near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC on Aug. 21 2017. Eighty one percent of the sun was obscured in DC.

Mierka Willis of Washington, DC wears a cardboard box made into a camera obscura to watch the peak of the partial Solar Eclipse from the base of the Washington Monument/

Spectators photograph totality from the roof of their RVs in Solartown, a solar eclipse campground, on Aug. 21, 2017, just north of Madras, Ore.

Photographer David Sternberg of Vermont looks at his take of the solar eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo.

Spectators view the total solar eclipse during totality in Isle of Palms, S.C., on Aug. 21, 2017.

Malon Taylor, 7, takes a look up at the sun alongside mother LaDondra Taylor during a solar eclipse watch party hosted by the Science Center of Iowa outside the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

A partial solar eclipse is seen near the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York on Aug. 21, 2017.

Students watch the totality of the solar ellipse in Hopkinsville, KY.

A sliver of the post-solar eclipse sun peeks from behind rain clouds on Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Mo.

From left, siblings Adriana, 4, and Anthony Morocco, 7, look up at the eclipse with Christopher Forrester, 6, on the beach at Isle of Palms in Charleston, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017.

Spectators view the total solar eclipse in Isle of Palms, S.C., on Aug. 21, 2017.

The solar eclipse in totality over Falls Park Bridge in Greenville, S.C..

Kindergarten teacher Nancy Morgan reads books about the sun and moon to her students at St. Andrew's as rain falls at the start of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, in Savannah, Ga. The students wear the Sun masks they made in class.

The total solar eclipse darkens the sky over Carhenge in Alliance, Neb. on Aug. 21, 2017

Megan Shrewsbury and Kim Galyen, both firefighters from Alliance dress as aliens to celebrate the solar eclipse at Carhenge in Alliance, Neb.

Lori Peek tries to snap a selfie while looking through her eclipse glasses at the Jefferson Cross Memorial Park in Wickliffe, KY.

Spectators watching the eclipse in downtown Sweetwater, Tenn.

People watch the solar eclipse at Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University on Aug. 21, 2017 in Carbondale, Ill. Although much of it was covered by a cloud, with approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds of totality the area in Southern Illinois experienced the longest duration of totality during the eclipse.

The sky goes dark as the eclipse reaches totality at Isle of Palms in Charleston, S.C. Aug. 21, 2017. (Via OlyDrop)

People in Times Square try to takes photos and view the solar eclipse in New York.

A view of the solar eclipse through a pair of protective filters at the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The 2017 solar eclipse as seen above Churchill Downs during peak coverage in Louisville, KY.

Mary Joe Humphrey watches as the solar eclipse takes place near a cornfield in Hopkinsville, KY.

People gather on Aug. 21, 2017 at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland to catch a glimpse of the 2017 total solar eclipse.

A view of the 2017 eclipse from the Jefferson Memorial Cross Park in Wickliffe, KY.

Ninety-year-old Jeannette Raines looks skyward with her eclipse solar glasses as watchers gathered at The Chapel of Sky Valley for today's total solar eclipse as seen from within the path of totality in Sky Valley, Ga.

Vice President Mike Pence, with students from Cornerstone Schools, watches the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington.

Raleigh Hogan-Miller of Washington, DC looks up from the base of the Washington Monument while watching the partial Solar Eclipse.

The first total solar eclipse to cross the entire continental United States in 99 years ended it's voyage in Charleston, S.C. where thousands of vacationers stationed themselves at viewing parties and open locations to view the once in a lifetime event on Aug. 21, 2017.

Barb Lamb, of Hamburg, wears a colander hat as a joke, to keep the aliens from reading her mind, during the eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, at the Lower Hamburg Bend Wildlife Management Area in the far south west corner of Iowa, the only part of the state to be in the path of the total eclipse.

The crowd at the Nashville eclipse-viewing party watches the start of the eclipse at First Tennessee Park.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC - AUGUST 21: Mark and Molly Moser, from Denver, Colo., watch the first solar eclipse to sweep across the United States in over 99 years in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 21, 2017 on Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Mary Beth Davis, of Evansville, Ind., wears a sun hat as she views the solar eclipse on 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.

The eclipse is framed by the Musica statue on Music Row in Nashville, TN.

A woman views the solar eclipse at 'Top of the Rock' observatory at Rockefeller Center, Aug. 21, 2017 in New York.

A total solar eclipse is seen above the Bald Knob Cross of Peace on Aug. 21, 2017, in Alto Pass, Ill. More than 700 people visited the over 100 foot cross for the event.

Plastic pink flamingos wear solar eclipse viewing glasses at the camping site of Grady and Margaret Beasley, of Crystal Beach, Texas on 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.

Projected images of the eclipse are seen through the leaves on the trees on the sidewalk at the White House in Washington.

Josh Mims, 9, watches as the moon passes in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, in Milwaukee.

People look at the solar eclipse at the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 21, 2017.

A solar eclipse passes over Marys Peak on the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon.

Shirley Liu, of Portland, Ore. watches the Great American total solar eclipse travel over the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore. on Aug. 21, 2017.

The Great American total solar eclipse travels over the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore. on Aug 21, 2017.

A solar eclipse passes over Marys Peak on the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon on Aug. 21, 2017.

A crowd gathers in front of the Hollywood sign at the Griffith Observatory to watch the solar eclipse in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2017.

The sun in partial eclipse is shown through the Ghost Ballet statue along the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn.

Val Carney, of Asheville, N.C., sculpts "total eclipse of the sand" into the sand at Isle of Palms in Charleston, South Carolina as she waits for the eclipse August 21, 2017.

People watch the start of the solar eclipse and raise their hands in prayer in an eclipse viewing event led by Native American elders, at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell on Aug.21, 2017.

Grace Goodrich, of Duarte, Calif. uses two pieces of paper to project the eclipse so she can watch it. 'They ran out of the glasses,' she said. Despite only a 60 percent partial eclipse a large crowd gathered to watch the Great American Solar Eclipse at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif on Aug. 21. Astronomers and volunteers were on hand to answer questions about the eclipse, and astronomy.

Annie Gray Penuel, 9, and Lauren Peck, 14, both of Dallas, Tex., have their makeshift eclipse glasses on at Nashville's eclipse viewing party at First Tennessee Park.

Madison wears sunglasses to view the eclipse along the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn.

A crowd wears protective glasses as they watch the beginning of the solar eclipse from Salem, Ore. on Aug. 21, 2017.

This NASA handout photo shows the Moon seen as it starts passing in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, Wash. on Aug. 21, 2017.

Leroy Littlejohn of Cherokee, N.C., has his photo taken while waiting for a total solar eclipse in Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Clingmans Dome, Tenn. on Aug. 21, 2017.

Nashville Sounds' mascot, Booster, sports eclipse glasses at the city's viewing party at First Tennessee Park, the Minor League Baseball team's stadium, on Aug. 21, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn..

Sheila Stevens and her daughter, Elizabeth, both of Sanford, N.C., get their photo taken by Gwen Mathews, of Fletcher, N.C. on the beach in Isle of Palms in Charleston, S.C., before the solar eclipse Aug. 21, 2017.

Molly Vaughn takes a selfie with her mother, Diane Vaughn, both of Nashvillie, at the city's eclipse viewing party at First Tennessee Park on Aug. 21, 2017.

Julian Leftwich, 11, and brother Gabriel, 6, watch the eclipse at Nashville's eclipse-viewing party at First Tennessee Park on Aug. 21, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn.

Bryan Mayhood of the Nashville Sounds hands out eclipse glasses at the city's viewing party at First Tennessee Park.

The sun rises behind the Solar Temple at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell ahead of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.

Virginia Webb arrives to watch the solar eclipse at the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun Gap, Ga on Aug. 21, 2017.

David Austin peers through a telescope at the observatory at Land Between the Lakes on Aug. 21. Austin, from Wayne, NJ, said he has been waiting for the solar eclipse since July 20, 1963, when he was 12 and saw a partial escalope in St. Louis.

Mexican players put on solar eclipse glasses for a television spot, just before a Little League World Series game against Asia-Pacific in Volunteer Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa. on Aug. 21, 2017.

A view of the sun as seen from Nashville, Tenn., prior to the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.

Brian Marriott of Boston, Mass. looks in a storage container on top of his car before watching the solar eclipse at South Mike Sedar Park on Aug. 21, 2017 in Casper, Wyo. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the 'path of totality' in order to experience a total solar eclipse. During the event, the moon will pass in between the sun and the Earth, appearing to block the sun.

Bob Gottlieb of Missouri Valley, Iowa, sports a distinctive shirt as he chats with others in downtown Falls City, Neb., on Aug. 21, 2017, as people gather to watch a total solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. coast to coast.

Jason Arbaugh, of Austin, lines up his shot for the solar eclipse at the Gateway Arch on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch sits a few miles outside of the path of totality.

Teenie Tim sits on his perch on Josh Paul's shoulders at Isle of Palms in Charleston, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. The pair traveled from Raleigh, N.C., to watch the eclipse. Paul says Tim wears his sunglasses regardless of whether there is a solar eclipse.

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 Aug. 21, 2017, in Spring City, Tenn.

A sign stands at the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 21, 2017. The location, which is in the path of totality of the solar eclipse, is also at the point of greatest intensity.

Beatrice resident David Knisely, with the Prairie Astronomy Club, sets his telescope to track the moon in preparation for the afternoon's total solar eclipse at the Heritage Center on Aug. 21, 2017, at Homestead National Monument of America in Beatrice, Neb.

Bradley Music, left, and Joseph Bowersox, both of West Virginia, claim a spot on the Isle of Palms beach in Charleston, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. They arrived at 4 am after traveling 11 hours to see the eclipse. 'I picked this spot because it is the very last spot on the coast before the eclipse falls into the ocean,' said Music.

Capt. Brian Holm, a 737 flight captain for Alaska Airlines who will be on the flight deck of a special eclipse charter flight, points to a map that shows the plane's path on Aug. 21, 2017, in Portland, Ore. Passengers on the flight will witness totality from over the Pacific Ocean.

Katie Vega and her dog Toby wait for the solar eclipse in Weiser, Idaho, Aug. 21, 2017. Katie and her husband Vincent traveled from Sacramento.

Spectators gather in downtown Sweetwater, Tenn. for the Eclipse 2017 festivities on Aug. 21, 2017.

Griffin O'Roak watches the rising sun with his homemade eclipse viewer at a gathering of eclipse viewers in Salem, Ore. on Aug. 21, 2017.

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 Aug. 21, 2017.

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 on Aug. 21, 2017, in Alto Pass, Ill.

Mark Renz, of Rochester, N.Y., sets up his Sunspotter, a device for viewing the solar eclipse, at his campsite 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.

Jim Cleveland, of Shelbyville, Ky., sets up a camera at his campsite at sunrise as he prepares for the solar eclipse Aug. 21, 2017, on the Orchard Dale historical farm near Hopkinsville, Ky.

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. Aug. 21, 2017.

Allen Winzler of Cincinnati, gives solar eclipse viewing glasses to his daughters Mallory, 6, and Makayla, 3, as they prepare at their campsite for the solar eclipse 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.

A visitor puts a pin on map to show where she is visiting from during the Wyoming Eclipse Festival on Aug. 20, 2017 in Casper, Wyo. Thouands of people have descended on Casper to see the solar eclipse in the path of totality as it passes over the state on Aug. 21.

Kids run into each other inside of inflatable balls during the Eclipse Fest 2017 event held in Weiser, Idaho, on Aug. 20, 2017. Weiser, Idaho will see 2 minutes and 5 seconds of totality from the solar eclipse on Monday.

Jake Flyn helps direct dozens of workers preparing the home of the Georgia Bulldogs, Sanford Stadium, for eclipse viewing and the beginning of NCAA college football season, on Aug. 20, 2017, in Athens, Ga. The university, which is in position to view a 99.1 percent blackout, will open the gates of Sanford Stadium for a massive viewing party between the hedges. The first 10,000 guests will receive a free pair of glasses specially designed to view solar eclipses.

Ray Cooper, volunteer for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, preps his equipment to provide live video of the solar eclipse at the state fairgrounds in Salem, Ore. on Aug. 20, 2017.

Mason Parrone, president of the Southern Illinois University astronomy club, tests his telescope before tomorrow's solar eclipse on August 20, 2017 in Carbondale, Ill. With approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds of totality the area in Southern Illinois will experience the longest duration of totality during the eclipse.

Children draw pictures of a solar eclipes at a science fair on the campus of Southern Illinois University on Aug. 20, 2017 in Carbondale, Ill.

People gather at the Symbiosis Gathering in Ochoco State Forest in Oregon to prepare for Monday's total solar eclipse on Aug. 19, 2017. The temporary city built in the path of eclipse totality is home for a week to about 30,000 people.

Carol Jensen at the Black Bear Diner displays a hat and eclipse glasses Aug. 19, 2017 in Madras, Oregon. The diner is selling merchandise for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse that will be visible across the continental US.

James Lyons shows the back of a t-shirt on sale at a roadside stand Aug.19, 2017 in Madras, Oregon. The town is preparing for the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse that will be visible across the continental US.

A display of Ecliptic Brewery beer is seen in a Safeway grocery store Aug. 19, 2017 in Madras, Oregon.

Festival goers practice yoga at the Solar Temple at the Oregon Eclipse Festival, Aug. 19, 2017, at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell. The Solar Temple, which was built for the festival from trees that had been hit by lightening, will be the venue for viewing the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.

Daniel Rossman takes a look at the sun with solar eclipse glasses during the Solar Eclipse Festival at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 19, 2017, two days before The Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21.

A woman views a map showing the route of the sun crossing the United States during the Solar Eclipse Festival at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 19, 2017, two days before The Solar Eclipse on Aug. 21.

With a sign showing full camp grounds, cars drive into Grand Teton National Park on Aug. 19, 2017 outside Jackson, Wyoming. People are flocking to the Jackson and Teton National Park area for the 2017 solar eclipse which will be one of the areas that will experience a 100% eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017.

Cars line up at the south entrance to Grand Teton National Park on Aug. 19, 2017 outside Jackson, Wyoming.

A vendor sells solar eclipse stickers on Aug. 19, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois. With approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds of totality the area in Southern Illinois will experience the longest duration of totality during the eclipse.

Food concessions on the campus of Southern Illinois University are nearly deserted two days before Monday's solar eclipse on Aug. 19, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois.

A sign directs visitors to parking areas to view the solar eclipse on Aug. 19, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois.

People visit Bald Knob Cross for Peace on Aug. 19, 2017 near Alto Pass, Illinois. Organizers expect more than 700 guests to view to view the solar eclipse from the base of the cross.

Jim Blair walks Saluki dogs past a solar eclipse exhibit on the campus of Southern Illinois University on Aug. 19, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois.

A sign advertises parking spots for the Solar eclipse on Aug. 19, 2017 in Makanda, Illinois.

Suzanne Rapley of Santa Barbara, Calif. takes a photo at sunset with her iPhone on Aug. 18, 2017, she is one of many total solar eclipse enthusiasts gathering in Madras, Ore. and staying in organized campgrounds.

Total solar eclipse enthusiasts gather in Madras, Ore. on Aug. 18, 2017, the rural central and eastern part of Oregon is hosting dozens of festivals to help manage the crowds to the region for the Aug. 21, 2017, natural phenomena.

Poureal Long, a fourth grader at Clardy Elementary School in Kansas City, Mo., practices the proper use of eclipse glasses on Aug. 18, 2017, in anticipation of the solar eclipse.

Shoppers pick out solar eclipse t-shirts at the Idaho Falls farmers market Aug. 19, 2017. The sleepy town of Idaho Falls, Id. has a population of 60,000 but public officials are bracing for up to 500,000 visitors for the eclipse.

Cars line up at the south entrance to Grand Teton National Park on Aug.19, 2017, outside Jackson, Wy. People are flocking to the Jackson and Teton National Park area for the 2017 solar eclipse which will be one of the areas that will experience a 100% eclipse.

Solar Tech Joshua Valdez, left, and Senior Plant Manager Tim Wisdom walk past solar panels at a Pacific Gas and Electric Solar Plant on Aug. 17, 2017, in Vacaville, Calif. Power grid managers say they've been preparing extensively for more than a year for this Monday's solar eclipse and that by ramping up other sources of power, mainly hydroelectric and natural gas, they are confident nobody will lose power or see a spike in energy prices.

Smoke from wildfires darkens the sky as visitors set up camp at 'SolarTown' in Madras, Ore. on Aug. 17, 2017, to see the total solar eclipse on August 21. The western US state of Oregon, which has only four million residents, is expecting as many as one million eclipse visitors over the next four days.

This aerial photo provided by the Oregon State Police shows a 15-mile traffic jam on Highway 26 heading in to Prineville, Ore. on Aug. 17, 2017. Traffic is already a headache in central Oregon as thousands of people are arriving before Monday's total solar eclipse.

An eclipse glasses sold out sign is posted outside the Clark Planetarium main doors advising people to safely view the eclipse with a pinhole projector after the planetarium ran out of glasses on Aug. 17, 2017, in Salt Lake City.

In this photo provided by Clemson University, Donald and Norma Liebenberg stand in the driveway of their home in Salem, S.C., on Aug. 17, 2017. Donald has seen and blogged about his 26 eclipses for Clemson University where he does research, and holds the record for most time in totality because the retired federal scientist used to chase them by airplane whenever possible. But in 2017, the celestial event will come to him.

Colton Hammer tries out new eclipse glasses he bought from the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City, Utah in preparation for the eclipse on Aug. 16, 2017.

The front page of the Metropolis Planet features a story about the solar eclipse on Aug. 17, 2017, in Metropolis, Ill. Metropolis is located along the eclipse path of totality in Southern Illinois.

A sign outside of Fort Massac State Park urges people to view the solar eclipse from the park on Aug. 17, 2017 in Metropolis, Ill. The park is located along the eclipse path of totality in Southern Illinois.

Carrie Trochim, 34, on left, and colleague, Kirsten Polley, 26 test out eclipse glasses on the University of Colorado's Boulder campus on Aug. 15, 2017. They were among the last customers to snap up glasses from the bookstore before it ran out of its stock of 10,000 pairs.

Robin Scott joins other volunteers to help prepare for Solquest on Aug. 17, 2017, in Cerulean, Ky. Located on 75 acres in rural Western Kentucky, Solquest is a three-day religious festival located near the point of greatest totality for the August 21 eclipse. Organizers are preparing for as many as 15,000 people to attend the free festival which will run through the total eclipse on August 21.

David Morgan works with other volunteers to help prepare for Solquest on Aug. 17, 2017 in Cerulean, Ky.

Eclipse glasses are displayed for sale on Aug. 14, 2017 at a Roth's Markets grocery store in Salem, Ore.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks in Salem, Ore., on Aug. 15, 2017 about the coming eclipse that will cross Oregon on Aug. 21, 2017. The state is bracing for as many as 1 million visitors to the state, which will be the first to experience the eclipse as it travels across America.

Griffin Moore makes solar eclipse related shirts at her Griffin's Studio on Aug. 16, 2017, in Hopkinsville, Ky. Hopkinsville, in Western Kentucky, is located near the point of greatest totality for the Aug. 21 eclipse. The eclipse will cut a path of totality 70 miles wide across the United States from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina.

Arlon 'A.J.' Casey Jones and his wife Peg Hays, owners of the Casey Jones Distillery, hold bottles of Total Eclipse Moonshine which they distilled with the still behind them to commemorate the upcoming solar eclipse on Aug. 16, 2017 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The distillery, which is located two miles from the point of greatest totality for the Aug. 21 eclipse, expects to host as many as 3,500 people who plan to view the eclipse from their grounds just outside of Hopkinsville.

An eclipse countdown clock sits among a display of Total Eclipse Moonshine.

Agnes Busch, 90, the former owner of the 1976 GMC recreational vehicle that was converted into the Mobile Earth & Space Observatory, watches as people tour the mobile observatory outside the MESO office in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Aug. 15, 2017. A team from the Pikes Peak Observatory will drive it to Nebraska to participate in the Citizen CATE project that will document the solar eclipse on Monday.

Dave Dardis owner of the Rainmaker art studio, shop, and gardens in Makanda, Ill. talks about the 'Solar Eclipse Pendants' he created on July 19, 2017. Makanda will get two minutes, 40.2 seconds of darkness during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, more than anywhere else in the United States. The center point of the eclipse will pass directly through Dardis' shop and he has pointed a bright orange strip on the ground and up walls of his business to attract the public to his shop.

Riley Martin stands on a desk holding a cell phone with a light on it to mimic the sun as Lindsey Davis, left, Rebecca McPherson, right, and Preston Davis, demonstrate how they plan to observe the coming solar eclipse in Spencer, Ind. on Aug. 11, 2017. Students have made models of the solar system to demonstrate what happens during an eclipse, putting a miniature moon between a tiny Earth and model sun.

Astronomer Forrest Hamilton shows off one of the telescopes that he will take with him when he travels to see the total solar eclipse in Walton, Ind. The telescope includes a spot to place an iPhone to record video of the eclipse.

A worker at Ace Hardware fans out eclipse glasses for sale at the store in Spring City, Tenn on Aug. 11, 2017. Thousands are expected to flock to the small Rhea County town, which is home to about 2000 residents, to view the solar eclipse.

Ilaeka Villa, who owns the nearby Grandview Mountain Cottages and Glamor Camping venue, leaves Hassler's Drugs in Spring City, Tenn on Aug. 11, 2017. Villa said that the cottages on their property were fully booked more than a year and a half ago for the upcoming solar eclipse.

Kenyon Kilby, Doyle Daniels, Jason Yuhas and Nathan Reed, from left, with Spring City Public Works install additional power outlets in the Spring City Nature Park in preparation for the upcoming eclipse, in Spring City, Tenn on Aug. 11, 2017.

Amateur astronomer Mike Conley practices with the telescope he will use to document the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse, at his home in Salem, Ore on Aug. 3, 2017. Conley is part of a project led by the National Solar Observatory to have dozens of citizen-scientists posted across the U.S. photograph the celestial event in an effort to create a live movie of its path that will help scientists learn more about the sun's corona.

An 8-foot balloon carrying a camera rises into the sky during a test launch at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn on Aug. 9, 2017. A team from the University of Bridgeport and the University of Hartford conducted the test as part a project that will send cameras into the stratosphere to photograph the solar eclipse.