Hundreds gather at University of North Florida with eyes to the sky for solar eclipse

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Now the countdown begins for the next eclipse in 21 years, so the astrophysics students at UNF are hoping this watch party will encourage kids to take an interest in

Folks at the UNF viewing party will always be able to remember where they were during the Great American Eclipse.JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hundreds of people on the University of North Florida’s campus had their eyes to the sky Monday to try to catch a glimpse of the eclipse.

“Astronomy is really cool, and I feel the more people are interested in it, the better it is for us as a society," said UNF Astrophysics Student Gabrielle Forbes. The great American eclipse gave her an opportunity to share that love with other folks in Jacksonville – as the astronomy club set up a telescope so people could get a view that would last a lifetime.

Some eclipse viewers were able to use their lenses creatively, putting them over their phone cameras to capture one of a kind pictures.Jitan Kuverji managed to capture this shot of the eclipse at Monday's watch party at UNF.

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