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Solar Eclipse 2017: Google Doodle marks sky show
Ashley Ann Sander hawks solar eclipse glasses on the side of the road for $10 to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
A once-in-a-lifetime celestial event has been honored with its own Google Doodle.
The animation features two extra-terrestrials playing their version of lunar volleyball.
Their ball is the moon, and every volley blocks out the sun momentarily.
Google Doodles - Great American Eclipse 2017 https://t.co/Bqnik5iJiQ via @/google.com/doodles pic.twitter.com/6552mPpeNs
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Clicking on the animation, the search engine allows the user to learn more about eclipses.
