
Check out the photo gallery of the total solar eclipse from two different events in Columbus.
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Angie Austin, left, and Lindsey Marriott, with the Cincinnati Circus, stand on stilts as they get ready to perform at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Lucy Aciukewicz makes a giant bubble during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Cole Willacker plays archery tag during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Ciara Nichols, with the Cincinnati Circus, performs during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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People gather for the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Jonathan McCartney wears his armor before taking part in armored combat during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Benjamin Junior tries on a armor helmet in the armored combat area during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators watch armored combat during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Ethan Kinstle, left, and Jonathan McCartney take part in armored combat during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Craig Nihart, left, and Matthew Koerner take part in armored combat during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Matthew Koerner, left, gets a drink of water from Aaron Berrios after his armored combat match during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Brian Mauter preps his camera to photograph the eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Gia Bolton, left, and Ali Shepard, with the Cincinnati Circus, perform during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Gia Bolton, with the Cincinnati Circus, performs during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators watch Gia Bolton and Ali Shepard, with the Cincinnati Circus, perform during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Ali Shepard, with the Cincinnati Circus, performs during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Ali Shepard, with the Cincinnati Circus, performs during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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A view of the moon beginning to pass between the Earth and the Sun during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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People gather at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Wyatt Roggow watches the start of the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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People gather at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Genevieve Giffin and her daughter Alida attend the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Mark Booth holds a red-tailed hawk as he talks to a group of people about the bird during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators listen to Mark Booth talk about red-tailed hawks during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
A view of the moon beginning to pass between the Earth and the Sun during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
People gather at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
People gather at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Armored combat participant Brent Kitchen puts on his eclipse viewing glasses to look at the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Daniel Blouin helps his daughter Clara get a look at the total solar eclipse through there telescope during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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People gather at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
People gather at the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event to watch the total solar eclipse at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
A view of the moon beginning to pass between the Earth and the Sun during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Macy Moon looks at the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators cheer as the solar eclipse reaches its totality during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Spectators take photos and video as the solar eclipse reaches its totality during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Spectators view the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
Gene Sutton shoots video of the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators view the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Mike Wolanin | The Republic
A view of the total solar eclipse during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators put their eclipse view glasses back on as the totality of the total solar eclipse ends during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Spectators put their eclipse view glasses back on as the totality of the total solar eclipse ends during the Eclipsing the Renaissance eclipse viewing event at the Columbus Airport Airpark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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People line up to get free eclipse glasses and information at the Bartholomew County Public Library, Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Gabriela Ferreira pets Clemmie at Baker's Fine Gifts before the start of the eclipse in Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Bo Crough at her Bo-Tography booth at the No Mad Arts solar eclipse event in Irwin Gardens, Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Maximus Banaschak and Novah Ulm sell solar eclipse shirts and bags at the No Mad Arts solar eclips event at Irwin Gardens, Columbus, Ind., Monday, April 8, 2024.
Greg Robison of Hanover College, at right, lets people view the eclipse with the Sunspotter device and the solar telescope during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Bethany Hohman, clockwise from left, and Kimberly Bush Hoffman, give eclipse glasses and information about their programs to Tolliver Pasteka and Ashley Pasteka at the Friends of the Library booth during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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The Lemonade Bros booth during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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The Viewpoint Books booth during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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The Sno Biz truck during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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People visit and wait for the eclipse during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Milan Reed, from Chicago, sets up his cameras during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Cameron Wallace, Moses, and Debra Wallace, from Charlotte NC, during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Samantha Herr, from front left, Ethan Herr, and Lisa Herr, from Chicago, make astronaut patches with the help of Emma Warnock from kidscommons during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Sebastian Hartwell, at left, kidscommons, explains how the activity works, all the planets go around the sun as many times as possible, during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Charlotte Beckwith and Atlas Bailey chase bubble blown by Stevie Beckwith during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Asher Anderson from Oakridge TN, wearing his suit from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum puts on his eclipse glasses as the eclipse begins during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Advait Shende, Anand Ashende and Subbiah Subramanian sort through art created during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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People gather under the filter set up to view the eclipse during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Ella Castelloe and May Sigman, from Ashville, NC, during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
Carla Clark | For The Republic
The eclipse through a Sunspotter device from Hanover College during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
Carla Clark | For The Republic
People visit, do activies and watch as they wait for the total eclipse during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Lydia Sargent, holding Levi Sargent, Quinn Sargent, Scott Sargent, Cal Sargent and Selah Sargent have a tailgate party during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Alyssa Latham, from Albuquerque NM, back left, Chip Latham, and Julie Latham holding Gizmo, from Hebron, KY,and Karsten Chandle, front left, Amelia Chander and Piper Chandler, from Orient, OH., wearing custom made t-shirts by Julie Latham, during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
Carla Clark | For The Republic
The partial eclipse seen through the filter set up for viewing during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Genevieve Duvall, of Charleston Ind., looks through a telescope during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
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Sarah Putman and Harold Putman from Charlestown, Ind., view the eclipse using cereal boxes they crafted during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
Carla Clark | For The Republic
People watch as the eclipse nears totality during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.
Carla Clark | For The Republic
Total eclipse during the Solar Spectactular Eclipse Viewing Party hosted by kidscommons and the Bartholomew County Public Library at Central Middle School, Columbus, Ind., Monday April 8, 2024.




