SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) – Here are some photos documenting the total solar eclipse, taken by journalism students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Makanda residents and visitors from all over gather in front of the boardwalk to view the solar eclipse as it nears totality April 8, 2024 in Makanda, Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Lylee Gibbs)People take photos and look up at the eclipse using solar viewers April 8, 2024 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dominique Martinez-Powell)An observation balloon floats above the SIU football stadium April 8, 2024 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dominique Martinez-Powell)Yellow phases of the moon are spray-painted outside the boardwalk to represent the 2017 path of totality April 8, 2024 in Makanda, Illinois. Makanda saw both the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipse and represents the ‘Crossroads of America.’ (Capitol News Illinois photo by Lylee Gibbs)A sign reading ‘Makanda IL. Eclipse Crossroad’ hangs on the boardwalk April 8, 2024 in Makanda, Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Lylee Gibbs)Katie and Fred Ing of Georgia sit in lawn chairs in front of the Makanda boardwalk to watch the solar eclipse as it nears totality April 8, 2024 in Makanda, Illinois. The pair traveled all the way from Georgia and chose Makanda as their second viewing location after seeing the 2017 eclipse in South Carolina. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Lylee Gibbs)An orange painted line crosses over a yellow spray-painted line of moon phases to signify the cross-over of the eclipse totality paths April 8, 2024 in Makanda, Illinois. The orange line represents the 2024 path while the yellow line represents the 2017 path. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Lylee Gibbs)Makanda residents and visitors from all over gather in front of the boardwalk to watch and take pictures of the solar eclipse totality April 8, 2024 in Makanda, Illinois. Makanda, a small town in southern Illinois home to nearly 600, saw both the 2017 and 2024 eclipse and served as ‘America’s Eclipse Crossroads’. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Lylee Gibbs)People attending the Southern Illinois Crossroads Eclipse Festival look at the sky during the four minutes of totality April 8, 2024 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dominique Martinez-Powell)
