Solar eclipse spectacular

_{UTRGV students gather to view the solar eclipse during today’s watch party by the Science Sundial on the Edinburg campus. The H-E-B Planetarium hosted the event. Abigail Ollave/THE RIDER PHOTOS}

_{UTRGV students, faculty and staff gather during today’s “Solar Eclipse Watch Party” by the Science Sundial on the Edinburg campus. The H-E-B Planetarium hosted the event. Abigail Ollave/THE RIDER PHOTOS}

_{Biology freshman Javier Gonzalez uses his protective glasses during today’s “Solar Eclipse Watch Party” by the Science Sundial on the Edinburg campus. The H-E-B Planetarium hosted the event. Abigail Ollave/THE RIDER PHOTOS}

_{Mechanical engineering junior Miguel Alvarez (center) attempts to photograph the solar eclipse with his phone during the watch party today by the Science Sundial on the Edinburg campus. Abigail Ollave/THE RIDER PHOTOS}

_{UTRGV students gather during today’s “Solar Eclipse Watch Party” hosted by the H-E-B Planetarium by the Science Sundial on the Edinburg campus. Abigail Ollave/THE RIDER PHOTOS}

_{UTRGV students gather to watch the solar eclipse today outside the Engineering Building on the Edinburg campus. Abigail Ollave/THE RIDER PHOTOS}

Rebecca Castillo, a nursing senior, looks up at the sky to see the eclipse outside the Interdisciplinary Academic Building on the Brownsville campus. 

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A photo of the eclipse taken on the Brownsville campus. The Rio Grande Valley was not in direct route of totality, with the highest visibility being in Rio Grande City, according to science.nasa.gov.

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