Members of the Citizen CATE experiment prepare at their “dark” site in Carbondale
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Members of the Citizen CATE (Continental America Telescopic Eclipse) experiment, a nationwide effort collecting images of the total eclipse and the sun’s corona, prepare at their “dark” site in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2017, one day before a total solar eclipse in the city.