Viewing parties were held around the Quad Cities on Monday as the moon swept across the sun to create the first solar eclipse viewable here in decades.
Mariah Woelfel tells the story from four locations.
Listen To The Partial Solar Eclipse From Four QC Locations
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An employee at the Davenport Public Library Eastern Avenue branch hands out free eclipse glasses.
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Spectators gaze at the sky from the lawn of the Putnam Museum in Davenport.
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Spectators watch the eclipse from the lawn of the Putnam Museum
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Augustana student Donovan Ferguson gazes at the sky.
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A spectator uses a pinhole viewer made from a cereal box.
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