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Solar eclipse: See the huge crowds that turned out to watch in LA

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The Griffith Observatory was packed

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Cities across the country took in the spectacle of a total solar eclipse—an event that hasn’t happened nationwide in more than a century.

Unfortunately, Los Angeles wasn’t in the “path of totality,” where a full eclipse can be seen, but we were still able to view a partial solar eclipse, and that was exciting enough to draw huge crowds out to public spaces across the city for viewing parties.

Griffith Observatory was, unsurprisingly, packed. By 7 a.m. Monday, there were already 200 people on the lawn in front of the observatory, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The line for the DASH bus to the Observatory was reportedly a block long, and a reporter for local TV news channel KTLA 5 said that by about 8 a.m., the observatory was only accessible by shuttle or on foot. (Traffic had been backed up since before sunrise.)

Getting ready to see the #solareclipse2017 at #griffithobservatory #losangeles #eclipse #griffithpark

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The turnout at other recommended viewing spots looked pretty robust, if not quite Griffith-level. The lawn at CalTech in Pasadena appeared to have some space available.

Just a few minutes till Solar Eclipse. #solareclipse2017 #lpasadena #losangeles

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Anticipation #eclipse

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Eclipsing in the park! #solareclipse

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Eclipse total de sol 2017.

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Those who weren’t able to make it outside to watch the eclipse were still able to watch it via various live streams set up by NASA.