After sunset, with oranges and pinks in the darkening sky, a young person appears in silhouette, looking through a telescope, pointed toward right. A group of adults, also in silhouette, are visible in the background.

2017 Total Solar Eclipse Star Party

Ella peers through a telescope at the star party, held the night before crowds come to watch the total solar eclipse in Madras, Oregon on Sunday, August 20, 2017. The eclipse will be sweeping across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina on August 21. A partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Credits: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani