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Eclipse spectators stake out their spots in U.S., Mexico and Canada

Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the sun-vanishing route.

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Tourists climb a mermaid statue the day before a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Sunday, April 7.
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A man tests special glasses in preparation for viewing an upcoming solar total eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, on Sunday, April 7.
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Amateur astronomers and tourists gather at a square to prepare their telescopes a day before a total solar eclipse, in Mazatlan, Mexico, Sunday, April 7.
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An amateur astronomer prepares her telescope a day before a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Sunday, April 7.
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Anthony Tam shows off his "Twice in a Lifetime" shirt at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Sunday, April 7. He saw the 2017 eclipse in Casper, Wyo., and came to Cleveland with his wife, Tamara, from Los Angeles because his son Joshua is a college student here. "It was beautiful," he said of the 2017 eclipse. "The most beautiful thing I've seen with my own eyes."
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A graphic of an eclipse is seen on a business' special store hours, a day before a total solar eclipse will be visible in Kingston, Ontario, Sunday, April 7.
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Reed Mastorakos takes a photo of Jada McDonald as they sit in a furniture installment in the shape of the eclipse at Springer Market Square, a day before a total solar eclipse will be visible in Kingston, Ontario, Sunday, April 7.
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Sarah Beauregard, owner of the Range Vintage Trailer Resort near Ennis, Texas, poses, Sunday, April 7, with a T-shirt made for the eclipse-watching event at the resort, which is in the path of totality. She said that spots there sold out over a year ago.
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Jeff Pappas and his wife, Maribeth Messineo Pappas, pose by their Airstream trailer at the Range Vintage Trailer Resort near Ennis, Texas, Sunday, April 7. The couple lives in Dallas but wanted to watch the eclipse from the resort about 30 miles away. Messineo Pappas said they often stay at the resort, which she said is a “magical place” on an average day, so they thought being there for the eclipse would be really special.
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People take a photo at Lake Ontario Park, an official eclipse viewing location, a day before a total solar eclipse will be visible in Kingston, Ontario, Sunday, April 7.
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A blue sky shines below the sun as a person walks with an infant along the shores of Lake Ontario, a day before a total solar eclipse will be visible in Kingston, Ontario, Sunday, April 7.
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Eclipse glasses are for sale along with Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," album at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Sunday, April 7.
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Volunteer Penelope Tsambounieris hands out eclipse special glasses to the Varouh family from Bay Village, Ohio, at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, on Sunday, April 7.
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Gabriel Kauffman, 4, and his brother, Theodore, 6, demonstrate a total solar eclipse at a NASA booth at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, on Sunday, April 7. They live in Baltimore and came to the Cleveland area to see the eclipse with relatives.
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Motorists traveling toward Austin, Texas are reminded of Monday's eclipse and the possibility of traffic delays Saturday, April 6, in Austin.

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