39 Of The Best Shots Of The 2017 Solar Eclipse

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.

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I Am The Accidental Photographer Of This Once In A Lifetime Shot

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Sophie G 7 years ago

that's called being in the right place at the right time

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To The Ends Of The Earth.... This Is A Single Photo, No Photoshop

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Loid Getaw 7 years ago

THIS JUST AMAZING!!!!!!!

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The Great American Eclipse As Seen From Oregon. Millions Of People Gathered To The Narrow Path Of Totality To Witness One Of The Most Epic Astronomical Phenomenons Of The Century

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John Doe 7 years ago

yeh right, let's make eclipse american again :@

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Another Eclipse Photo

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630points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Omg such an amazing sight!! So beautiful! :0

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Apparently Eclipses Produce Insane Looking Shadows

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Jim Rich 7 years ago

People parked in my lot with chairs, umbrellas, etc. I went out and announced that the eclipse had been cancelled, six people started to pack up and leave. One old woman said "Well, s**t! all the way from Cincinnati for nothing!" This is my most memorable moment of the eclipse.

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This Was Undoubtedly The Most Fantastic Natural Phenomenon I've Had The Honor Witnessing

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John Doe 7 years ago

ratio is off! by yuge bigly margin

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Hours Of Planning, Scouting, And Driving Went Into Creating This Photograph. It Was On The Verge Of Being Completely Ruined By Clouds. But Thankfully It All Worked Out

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583points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Omg wow the clouds kinda look like a galaxy in this pic, so awesome!!

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The Eclipse Is Leaving Very Weird Shadows On My Deck!

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556points

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Esther Visser-Keijnemans 7 years ago

Yeah they call it half lit moon shadows.

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View From A Plane Over The Pacific Ocean

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452points

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troufaki13 7 years ago

Oh wow!!

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The Moment Of Totality. Experiencing My First Total Solar Eclipse In The High Country Of Idaho As I Partner With

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417points

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Sophie G 7 years ago

like the universe is mooning us

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#11

Jackson Wy 11:38am 8.21.17

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Jade Seibert 7 years ago

This should have been # 1. Absolutely gorgeous !

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Chased The Eclipse, It Was Worth It

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Flinkie 7 years ago

The clouds shaped up to look like a plane in here 😂 Looks awesome tho!

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Got Extra Lucky With This Shot During The Eclipse!

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342points

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John Doe 7 years ago

Cooper! is that you? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqfYmqQDBJN7BSRAMV-sNrX86WcKBVyjbqFR6o9hr2OZ_8i-kx

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The Solar Eclipse's Totality Only Lasted For Minutes In The Path That It Occurred. Giving Photographers A Small Window Of Time To Capture Something Most Of Us Will Most Likely Never See Again

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314points

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Kate Scarlett 7 years ago

Very dramatic. Is that a Wallenda on that tight rope?

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#15

The Sun And The Moon

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Nicolas Letarte 7 years ago

The sun in parenthesis!

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Solar Eclipse 2017

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Sophie G 7 years ago

the Cheshire sun

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#17

Satellite Imagery Of 2017 Solar Eclipse

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296points

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Jade Neko 7 years ago

Giorgio Prodoti the borders are there for we can more easily find where we are... Nothing to do with "no real border" s**t

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I Just Captured The Total Eclipse

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294points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Omg wow I seriously love all the colors in this! Perfect!

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#19

Too Excited To Wait To Download!

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290points

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Jacqueline Rosete 7 years ago

heroes!

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The Corona Of The Sun Is Visible During The Totality Of The Solar Eclipse Viewed From Dallas, Oregon

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284points

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Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago

Excellent! Thank you for post in this!!

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#21

Total Eclipse Solar Corona

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253points

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Jade Seibert 7 years ago

The color is magnificent !

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#22

Total Solar Eclipse Photobombed By ISS Transit

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249points

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Tracey Musselman 7 years ago

They look like Tie fighters from Star Wars

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#23

Used A Cracker

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Sara Sluis 7 years ago

Genius!

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#24

It Wasn't A Total Solar Eclipse In New York City Today But It Was Still Amazing Too See It. The Next Total Solar Eclipse Viewable In The Us Is Only 7 Years Away, Hopefully I Will Be Still Alive To See It And Capture The Perfect Eclipse

It Wasn't A Total Solar Eclipse In New York City Today But It Was Still Amazing Too See It. The Next Total Solar Eclipse Viewable In The Us Is Only 7 Years Away, Hopefully I Will Be Still Alive To See It And Capture The Perfect Eclipse

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218points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Oh wow! The clouds make this picture really awesome!!

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The Eclipse From Nashville

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214points

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Rachel Norris 7 years ago

This is my image :) Facebook.com/RachelNorrisPhotography

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#26

Solar Eclipse 2017

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197points

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Nicolas Letarte 7 years ago

Looks so Industrial, a view from "Lost City"...

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#27

The Great American Eclipse Above The Empire State Building

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191points

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David Gowers 7 years ago

"The Great American Eclipse"? Did you all buy it or create it or something?

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#28

In Northern Washington

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187points

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Sophie G 7 years ago

I C what you did there *goes bananas*

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A Little Noisy At Iso 12800 But So What? There's A Plane, The Moon And The Sun In The Same Shot!

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185points

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Sophie G 7 years ago

called Moontreal for the occasion

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#30

Solar Eclipse 2017

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178points

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Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago

I feel blinded just watching it through my screen!

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#31

I Too Took A Picture Of The Eclipse And Did Not Go Blind

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165points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Lol

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#32

Shadow Play

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151points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Cool :0

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The Great American Solar Eclipse Of 2017

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141points

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John Doe 7 years ago

looks like Trump's making progress in making things great again, and [US]Americans making celestials American [again]

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#34

Eclips From The Painted Hills In Oregon

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139points

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Tara Payne 7 years ago

(Speechless)

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Close Obscure The Moon As It Covers A Part Of The Sun During A Partial Eclipse In Richmond, Va

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120points

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Flinkie 7 years ago

Awesome!! :0

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90 Minute Before Eclipse Starts, Mother Nature Trolls Like A Boss

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115points

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John Doe 7 years ago

we were trolled by so-called 'sunset'

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#37

Solar Eclipse 2017

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111points

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Smithsonian 7 years ago

Looks like the opening of Lion King

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#38

When Sun Starts Swallowing Moon

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109points

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Chris Knott 7 years ago

PAC man

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#39

Solar Eclipse 2017

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103points

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Steve AndLady 7 years ago

oh , nice one...but there is a face in the clouds looks like a skull..bad omen ?

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Ray Tisdale 7 years ago

I'm a pilot and professional photographer, so I figured I would combine the two! I flew a plane up to 14,000 feet (above the haze and clouds) over South Carolina and took these four images. eclipse-co...2a3a22.jpg

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Adam Milton 7 years ago

Thanks for the legit image, they are rare coin these days. For the rest of you get on to shutter stock and start making some composites like the rest of the Instagram hookers.

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Cheri Mayer 7 years ago

very awesome pictures thanks for sharing

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Nathan Ward 7 years ago

I was in Waterloo, SC. I saw you! I was wondering what view ya'll had.

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Tridib Saha 7 years ago

What plane did you fly? How does a pilot get the view of the wing?

Leakena Sou 7 years ago

Amazing thanks for sharing!

Geeta Swamidass 7 years ago

Thank you for these beautiful pictures Ray. Two great skills combined to give us these amazing pictures!

Won Francis Sweeney 7 years ago

Awe-inspiring!

Jay Davis 7 years ago

Thanks because so many of these web eclipse photos are fakes.

Theresa Rezentes 7 years ago

Wonderful! Thank you.

Anne de Winnaar 7 years ago

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You guys in America are super lucky to have seen this! The eclipse sure looks awesome in all these pics!

Randy Phillips 7 years ago

I felt very fortunate to have been able to see the eclipse. It is as awesome as people say and well worth the travel, ( not far for me ) and missing a day of work ( no PTO )

Angie Rayfield 7 years ago

A more appropriate title would be "The 10+ Best Photoshops of Eclipse Pictures of 2017," because most of these are composites.

Agreed the close up are a little in doubt because you can't tell scale but most stock images of total eclipses are done like this to be inserted where needed but definite cons: #2 bollocks, #5 bollocks, #6 double-exposure bollocks #10 potential composite stolen from the actual photographer bollocks, can't %100 confirm but i've seen this exact image without the foreground (because zoomed in to this size you would not see this kind of foreground detail or comparitive size) from an entirely different photographer.

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39 Of The Best Shots Of The 2017 Solar Eclipse

I Am The Accidental Photographer Of This Once In A Lifetime Shot

To The Ends Of The Earth.... This Is A Single Photo, No Photoshop

The Great American Eclipse As Seen From Oregon. Millions Of People Gathered To The Narrow Path Of Totality To Witness One Of The Most Epic Astronomical Phenomenons Of The Century

Another Eclipse Photo

Apparently Eclipses Produce Insane Looking Shadows

This Was Undoubtedly The Most Fantastic Natural Phenomenon I've Had The Honor Witnessing

Hours Of Planning, Scouting, And Driving Went Into Creating This Photograph. It Was On The Verge Of Being Completely Ruined By Clouds. But Thankfully It All Worked Out

The Eclipse Is Leaving Very Weird Shadows On My Deck!

View From A Plane Over The Pacific Ocean

The Moment Of Totality. Experiencing My First Total Solar Eclipse In The High Country Of Idaho As I Partner With

Jackson Wy 11:38am 8.21.17

Chased The Eclipse, It Was Worth It

Got Extra Lucky With This Shot During The Eclipse!

The Solar Eclipse's Totality Only Lasted For Minutes In The Path That It Occurred. Giving Photographers A Small Window Of Time To Capture Something Most Of Us Will Most Likely Never See Again

The Sun And The Moon

Solar Eclipse 2017

Satellite Imagery Of 2017 Solar Eclipse

I Just Captured The Total Eclipse

Too Excited To Wait To Download!

The Corona Of The Sun Is Visible During The Totality Of The Solar Eclipse Viewed From Dallas, Oregon

Total Eclipse Solar Corona

Total Solar Eclipse Photobombed By ISS Transit

Used A Cracker

It Wasn't A Total Solar Eclipse In New York City Today But It Was Still Amazing Too See It. The Next Total Solar Eclipse Viewable In The Us Is Only 7 Years Away, Hopefully I Will Be Still Alive To See It And Capture The Perfect Eclipse

The Eclipse From Nashville

Solar Eclipse 2017

The Great American Eclipse Above The Empire State Building

In Northern Washington

A Little Noisy At Iso 12800 But So What? There's A Plane, The Moon And The Sun In The Same Shot!

Solar Eclipse 2017

I Too Took A Picture Of The Eclipse And Did Not Go Blind

Shadow Play

The Great American Solar Eclipse Of 2017

Eclips From The Painted Hills In Oregon

Close Obscure The Moon As It Covers A Part Of The Sun During A Partial Eclipse In Richmond, Va

90 Minute Before Eclipse Starts, Mother Nature Trolls Like A Boss

Solar Eclipse 2017

When Sun Starts Swallowing Moon

Solar Eclipse 2017

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