Aug. 21, 2017, 11:59 a.m.<\/p>\n
Reporting from Salem, Ore.<\/p>\n
It took Amy Steel, an astronomy graduate student at the University ofMaryland, about 20 minutes to stop crying after the moment of totality passed in Salem, Ore. <\/p>\n
\"It was so pretty,\" she said, over and over again. \"It was just so pretty.\" <\/p>\n
\"The moon was so black,\" she continued. \"It was black like a hole in the sky. And Mercury! We never get photons from Mercury. It was so good.\" <\/p>\n
Erin Meadors, who isabout to enter her sophomore year at Williams College, darted around the terrace ofa brick building sharing eight-minute video she took of the celestial event withfriends, coworkers and even a few strangers. <\/p>\n
Meadors has spent herwhole summer preparing for the moment that just passed, checking camera and telescope equipment and then packing the instrumentsfor the trip from Massachusetts to Oregon. <\/p>\n
Was it worth it? <\/p>\n
\"Oh my gosh,\" she gushed. \"It was more than worth it. I should have been planning my whole life for this.\" <\/p>\n
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The rest is here: <\/p>\n
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