On Monday, August 21, 2017, millions of people were staring at the same thing through doofy glasses, as they tried to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse. Not only that, they also immortalized the awe-inspiring moment in photos, and Bored Panda has collected the best of them in case you missed the phenomenon or can’t get enough of it.
A total solar eclipse covered a narrow portion of the United States from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. And a partial one was visible across the entire continent of North America, as well as in parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. This was the first time since 1918 when North America experienced the path of totality from coast to coast.
The Eclipse from Nashville
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My first attempt at an Eclipse
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NASA did it better
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Shadows of leaves during the eclipse
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82nd Airborne Ft. Bragg
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Best eclipse picture I’ve seen
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Got Extra Lucky with this Shot During the Eclipse!
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Favorite solar eclipse picture
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Chased the Eclipse, it was worth it
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I too took a picture of the eclipse and did not go blind
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Diamond Ring
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Amazing photo of totality in Oregon by photographer Jasman Lion Mander
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I am the accidental photographer of this once in a lifetime shot
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I know there’s a lot of eclipse posts, but I drove 14 hours to get these pic so I’ll be damned if I don’t share them!
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The eclipse is leaving very weird shadows on my deck!
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Total solar eclipse
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Used a cracker
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Aspen shadows during solar eclipse
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Too excited to wait to download!
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90 minute before eclipse starts, Mother Nature trolls like a boss
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In northern Washington.
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Solar eclipse in Long Beach, CA
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Sunset and eclipse at the same time
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View from a plane over the Pacific Ocean
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2017 Total Solar Eclipse – ISS Transit
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Satellite Imagery of 2017 Solar Eclipse
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Total Solar Eclipse
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And here is Eclipse2017
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I had to be reminded to take the solar filter off the camera before I could take this!
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Another shot from Ava, in Nashville
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TOTALITY in Madras, Oregon, followed by the diamond ring
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Signs and wonder: How people of different faiths view the total solar
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This is wow
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Totality in Oregon. Beautiful
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The partial eclipse in Portland, Oregon
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Close enough
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Missing out on seeing the eclipse today?
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We don’t trust Eclipse! Cover your eyes!
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Gone eclipse chasing…
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T-minus 38 minutes and counting
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Moody Eclipse 2017
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Who watched? What a moment!
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While millions experienced
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Eclipse watch party!
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Just average day hanging out at
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Today I got to witness, surrounded by some of my best friends on earth and enveloped in their love, something truly magical. Something that defined “awe-inspiring.” I will never forget it. We are so very small…•I also can’t believe I get to live in an era where I can take a photo like this on my PHONE. What the what?! Amazing
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solar eclipse 2017
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Totality!!! What a cool experience to be right in the path of totality in Corvallis, Oregon. It was way cooler than expected. I wish pictures could do it justice
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Donald Trump and family
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