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Photo of the day: The 2017 eclipse

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Photo of people staring and pointing to the sky — People react as the solar eclipse becomes visible through the clouds in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Aug. 21, 2017. Photo: Alexandra Wimley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

People react as the solar eclipse becomes visible through the clouds in Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Aug. 21, 2017. Photo: Alexandra Wimley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

😎 Are you ready to have your mind blown like these folks did in 2017?

Today, the eagerly anticipated solar eclipse is slated to reach peak coverage at 2:07pm.

Although Chicago isn't in the path of totality, we will be able to see it.

If you snap some good eclipse photos, send 'em our way! We'll put them in the newsletter.

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