The Moon begins to cover the Sun's disk in the partial eclipse phase after first contact during the Great American Eclipse on August 21, 2017.

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Sunspots are visible on the sun's surface.

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Location: Cayce, SC, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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