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Watch: Total solar eclipse viewing at Niagara Falls

Watch: Total solar eclipse viewing at Niagara Falls
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Watch: Total solar eclipse viewing at Niagara Falls
The main attraction at Niagara Falls is typically the more than 750,000 gallons of water that rush over the brink every second. On Monday, it was the eclipse.Tourists streamed into Niagara Falls State Park under cloudy skies with wagons, strollers, coolers and lawn chairs. Park officials expected a large crowd at the popular site overlooking the falls.Synthia Nguyen and Jen Cerna from Washington, D.C., claimed a prime lawn spot along the rapids, arriving at 6 a.m. with chairs, a blanket and a tent — that they were quickly asked to take down.They were excited that totality would last a few minutes, long enough for it to sink in.This eclipse in Niagara Falls was significant because the last total eclipse to be seen in that area was in 1925 and the next total eclipse in Niagara Falls won't be visible until 2144.

The main attraction at Niagara Falls is typically the more than 750,000 gallons of water that rush over the brink every second. On Monday, it was the eclipse.

Tourists streamed into Niagara Falls State Park under cloudy skies with wagons, strollers, coolers and lawn chairs. Park officials expected a large crowd at the popular site overlooking the falls.

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Synthia Nguyen and Jen Cerna from Washington, D.C., claimed a prime lawn spot along the rapids, arriving at 6 a.m. with chairs, a blanket and a tent — that they were quickly asked to take down.

They were excited that totality would last a few minutes, long enough for it to sink in.

This eclipse in Niagara Falls was significant because the last total eclipse to be seen in that area was in 1925 and the next total eclipse in Niagara Falls won't be visible until 2144.