More than 13K scientists, guests flock to Carbondale for eclipse [Video]

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Saluki Stadium at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is the place to be for the Great American Eclipse.

More than 13,000 people were at the stadium on Monday to view the total solar eclipse. Those who don’t have tickets are setting up tents, lawn chairs and picnic blankets to view the eclipse around the campus and city.

It is the second eclipse that had passed through Carbondale in the past seven years, the first being in 2017. Campus officials started planning this event in 2015 to prepare for a couple of minutes of totality.

“It goes by so quick, really just take in that eclipse. You can see planets at any time. It’s a phenomenon, it’s so rare, that there are going to be changes like a …