Solar eclipse thrills crowds in California as it darkens swath of countryside
LOS ANGELES — Nancy Castellanos and her 5-year-old daughter, Camilla, sat on a striped picnic blanket outside the California Science Center with their eyes fixed to the sky.
Castellanos, 39, reminded her daughter not to look up without protective eclipse glasses. It was Camilla’s first time experiencing the phenomenon of a solar eclipse. They waited and watched as the moon began streaking across the sun, taking a chunk out of the bright mass. In Los Angeles, at the eclipse’s peak, about 50% of the sun will be blocked.
“It’s such a memorable event, especially for the children,” Castellanos said as Camilla cuddled in her lap. “She can remember this later on and watch the next one too.”
Millions of people across the United States collectively looked up at the
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