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Total Solar Eclipse

Three people wearing solar glasses look skyward at the total eclipse.

A total solar eclipse crossed Mexico, the U.S., and Canada on April 8, bringing millions of North Americans a striking celestial spectacle.

Interim Provost John Manning, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra and Interim President Alan Garber turned their eyes to the sky, joining the Harvard community watching from Harvard Yard.

Learn more about the eclipse from Harvard experts in The Harvard Gazette or on the Space In Focus.

Eclipse extravaganza

Hundreds across campus gathered on the Science Center Plaza to watch the solar eclipse on Monday.

Solar glasses on the John Harvard statue.
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A man wearing glasses in a large crowd looks skyward at a solar eclipse.
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Two people wearing solar glasses look skyward in awe.
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A group of people on the Science Center Plaza.
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A woman wearing solar glasses raises her hands towards the sky.
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A man wearing solar glasses looks skyward.
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