Solar eclipse watchers were ecstatic as the clouds broke minutes before totality during the total solar eclipse from the one of last vantage points where totality will be visible on August 21, 2017 in Isle of Palms, S.C.. It’s been 99 years since a total solar eclipse crossed the country from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The total solar eclipse on June 8, 1918, crossed the States from Washington to Florida.

Locals and travelers from around the world gather on Menan Butte to watch the eclipse on August 21, 2017 in Menan, Idaho. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the ‘path of totality’ in order to experience a total solar eclipse.

From former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. “Four generations of family taking in the partial eclipse today. Already looking forward to the next one in Texas in 2024!”

U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump wear special glasses to view the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the ‘path of totality’ in order to experience a total solar eclipse.

The ‘diamond ring effect’ is seen during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience on August 21, 2017 in Madras, Oregon. Millions were able to witness the total eclipse that touched land in Oregon on the west coast and continued through South Carolina on the east coast.

In this NASA handout, The Moon is seen passing in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse August 21, 2017 from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, Washington. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe.

In this NASA handout, The Moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the Sun during a solar eclipse August 21, 2017 from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, Washington. 

Solar eclipse watchers build a ‘sand eclipse’ on the beach, hoping to view the total solar eclipse if the weather clears on August 21, 2017 in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. 

Pink flamingos named Fred (L) and Matilda have their solar glasses on as they wait for the show to start at the point of greatest eclipse in Hopkinsville, KY on Aug. 21, 2017.

People set up cameras and telescopes as they prepare to watch the total eclipse at South Mike Sedar Park on August 21, 2017 in Casper, Wyoming. 

Jeff Thornton carries his daughter, Sammie, 4, to view the sun as they camp at French Prairie Gardens & Family Farm for a peaceful and unobstructed view of the upcoming total solar eclipse in St. Paul, Ore., on Aug. 20, 2017.

Children dressed as aliens run towards a model of a spaceship at the Kelly Little Green Men Days Festival where a $5.00 parking fee also provides a place to watch the eclipse, Aug. 20, 2017. The festival celebrates an alien invasion that was purported to have taken place in 1955.

Nikos Spyridonos and his daughter Zoe try out eclipse glasses ahead of the total solar eclipse in Charleston, South Carolina, on August 20, 2017.

Hank Fridell, of Custer South Dakota, test out his eclipse glasses and his foil hat while visiting Carhenge with a group of friends on August 20, 2017 in Alliance, Nebraska. Fridell came to watch Monday’s total solar eclipse.