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Photos: Solar eclipse revelers catch glance of eclipse in St. Joseph
![Photographer David Sternberg, center, of Vermont looks at his take of the solar eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/2a24e557a0a192c5df7b1a6e5bafc297b0135568/c=0-154-5898-3486/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397836947204-USATSI-10232589.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Photographer David Sternberg, center, of Vermont looks at his take of the solar eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![A sliver of sunlight escapes from behind the moon during the 2017 solar eclipse, seen from St. Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/aea513f912c74025c3c56213217037c8a9f976e5/c=0-108-2611-1583/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397798570958-USATSI-10232587.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A sliver of sunlight escapes from behind the moon during the 2017 solar eclipse, seen from St. Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Scott and Raya Zigler of Overland Park, Kansas, catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/659142124a2a105d4eaa7a7acaa20190da1b3e09/c=0-167-5092-3044/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397792954922-stjosephRWHITE09.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Scott and Raya Zigler of Overland Park, Kansas, catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Photographer David Sternberg of Vermont looks at his take of the solar eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/1893984dda7012d6ecf90758428c1acee2860fc2/c=0-305-6000-3695/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397828835152-USATSI-10232586.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Photographer David Sternberg of Vermont looks at his take of the solar eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Phil Henning, left, Curtis Severson, Leigh Severson and Caela Severson, all of the Twin Cities, hold out hope for a glimpse of the eclispe during rain Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/1fecae5856e58374cc9e1c0fd6dcc3c6aae79d4e/c=0-293-5760-3547/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397794202930-stjosephRWHITE04.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Phil Henning, left, Curtis Severson, Leigh Severson and Caela Severson, all of the Twin Cities, hold out hope for a glimpse of the eclispe during rain Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Clouds obscure the view ahead of the 2017 Solar Eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo., on Aug. 21, 2017. The site is in the path of totality. The eclipse is the first exclusive-to-the-United States total eclipse since 1776.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/94d0838909a557667075da91f3336db5ddfa31cb/c=0-190-1023-768/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389136086906245-White.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Clouds obscure the view ahead of the 2017 Solar Eclipse at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Mo., on Aug. 21, 2017. The site is in the path of totality. The eclipse is the first exclusive-to-the-United States total eclipse since 1776.
Rodney White/The Register![Emmanuel and Jill Camburako and their children Nic and Sophia arrived at 7:30 a.m. from Overland Park, Kansas to watch the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/417aea0d1649204d0ea693824927874b381f4a26/c=0-220-5600-3384/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397773922800-stjosephRWHITE02.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Emmanuel and Jill Camburako and their children Nic and Sophia arrived at 7:30 a.m. from Overland Park, Kansas to watch the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse watches dealt with rain and clouds during the the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/3f6e86d405145b3129ec4bf3d42891afa6b4aaaf/c=0-590-5753-3840/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397765810748-stjosephRWHITE01.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse watches dealt with rain and clouds during the the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse watchers setup tailgating spots in an open field before the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/aade4692310fa5f79ac1c33856268727d904f9b2/c=36-0-4935-2768/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397793578926-stjosephRWHITE07.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse watchers setup tailgating spots in an open field before the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse viewers watch the post eclipse reveal through the rain clouds at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/caf80fddb57491ed364b5cf6f9acbc32e3a05b4a/c=0-283-5973-3658/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397803874992-USATSI-10232590.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse viewers watch the post eclipse reveal through the rain clouds at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse watchers file into the fields during the the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/004bcadcbc654908981b4265d06aee271476e0a6/c=0-176-3974-2421/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397771270783-stjosephRWHITE03.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse watchers file into the fields during the the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse watchers from the Twin Cities cheer for a glimpse of the solar eclipse through rain clouds Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/29205a3716f5d081e347f17fcf25388596559a3a/c=0-188-5659-3385/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397778446829-stjosephRWHITE05.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse watchers from the Twin Cities cheer for a glimpse of the solar eclipse through rain clouds Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse watchers walk along an access road early Monday before the solar eclipse Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/a5076e7a43a0cec6129489319d0fb728e2cd1814/c=0-264-5184-3193/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397789210898-stjosephRWHITE06.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse watchers walk along an access road early Monday before the solar eclipse Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Rodney White/The Register![Eclipse watchers by the thousands setup shop in an open field before the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.desmoinesregister.com/gcdn/-mm-/c0812002e7d16e087e22070e00965ffa8bd969ea/c=0-9-5173-2932/local/-/media/2017/08/21/IAGroup/DesMoines/636389397790770908-stjosephRWHITE08.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Eclipse watchers by the thousands setup shop in an open field before the solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
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