Joe and Ella Rowland work together to view Monday’s eclipse through a filtered telescope Monday at Robeson Community College.

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Alexiah Blackmon, Ebony McKinnon, Tanicha Delionios, Amiah McLaughlin and Christine Elliot, from Robeson Community College’s School of Cosmetology gather Monday to view the total solar eclipse.

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David Gavasci, an astronomy instructor at Robeson Community College, aligns a large telescope for eclipse watchers on Monday. “Every once in a while, the sun and moon come into alignment with the Earth,” Gavasci said. “There is usually a 5-degree difference, and that’s why we don’t get an eclipse every month.”

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Lunch with a side of science: Roy Flournoy, at the telescope, and his traveling companion were on their way from Massachusetts back home to Florida when they stopped for lunch in Lumberton and saw a flier announcing the Robeson Community College eclipse viewing party.

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Snapping a photo through a mobile phone worked for some eclipse viewers, for others it became a bit of juggling act.

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Zoey Stickney-Brewer and Karen Stickney took a mother-daughter pause to see Monday’s eclipse from Robeson Community College.

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Looking up under a clear blue sky, a group of eclipse watchers enjoyed the view from Robeson Community College Monday.

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Jonathan Herrera finds and Stephanie Cruz-Badillo work out a method to snap a shot of the eclipse with a mobile phone camera Monday at Robeson Community College.

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London Bullard, left, and Makenna Bell look skyward with tinted glasses at Robeson Community College during Monday’s eclipse.

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Kevery (left) and Evi Gonzales take a look at Monday’s eclipse through a huge filtered telescope Monday at Robeson Community College.

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Evi Gonzales, 9, looked pleased with her view of Monday’s solar eclipse from Robeson Community College.

Nicholas Oxendine and Prince Igbokwe found some shade to wait out Monday’s eclipse at Robeson Community College.

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Makenzie Ronsom views Monday’s total eclipse through a telescope at Robeson Community College Monday.

Library staff members Elizabeth Jones, from left, Connor Warren, Kara Oxendine, Jennifer Randall gaze at the sun through protective glasses during Monday’s solar eclipse on the UNC-Pembroke campus.

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“I think it’s really cool. I think it’s beautiful,” said 19-year-old UNC-Pembroke sophomore Cameron Lowery on Monday.

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Associate professor and painter Joe Begnaud watches solar eclipse reflection through pinholes in a piece of cardboard at UNC-Pembroke. “What a time we live in,” a student remarked in awe of the rare phenomenon.

UNC-Pembroke students Wyatt Radford, left, Jaylen Jones perform on the college campus during Monday’s solar eclipse. The saxophone studio recital was called “Saxes of the Eclipse.”