For the first time in the history of United States, people saw the “Great American Eclipse” that spanned across the entire USA. The solar eclipse passed over the land after 99 years. It started in the late hours of the morning in Oregon and ended in South Carolina.
People had planned to watch the great solar eclipse for months or years in advance, and that included children, adults, and the elderly alike. While the entire world rammed about the eye protection required to witness the phenomenon, the president of the US refused to listen to this precaution and stepped out to watch it without any safety glasses.
In all the chaos of getting to watch the solar eclipse, many of the roads in the Southeast were choked with traffic. As a result, we got a gazillion grainy pictures of the eclipse, but a few super spectacular ones too. We have picked some of the best ones that amazed the people on social media.
No one would have missed such an event. However, except the US, rest of the world was not lucky enough to witness one. At least, the advanced technology can bring you the gift of videos and images despite being so far away.
Watch the footages and marvel at the beauty of the event.
Stunning view of the total solar eclipse over Casper, Wyoming. https://t.co/sXY4r2ADeV #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/qxStT8uVW7
— ABC News (@ABC) August 22, 2017
95% of totality#solar #eclipse #solareclipse #PopGoesTheSun #greatamericaneclipse #astronomy #moon #sun pic.twitter.com/Ho5JpjZHNF
— Zackery Ellis (@zackellis) August 21, 2017
Finally got the big scope set up. #eclipsekck #popgoesthesun #solareclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/9DNkXRSVgI
— Spencer Martin (@SciEdSpence) August 21, 2017
This Twitter video will give you the perfect feel of being in the place at the time of this eclipse.
HELL YEAH TOTALITY #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/u6bhA3VDUh
— Frank (@AstroidVideos) August 21, 2017
The shadows that fell during the partial eclipse were worth a watch too.
This is what shadows look like during a partial eclipse. These are the shadows of individual leaves from a nearby tree last #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/iLS6UhdpZd
— abdul ?? (@Advil) August 21, 2017
Here is the one that was shot from the skies by NASA GIII Aircraft.
At the speed of darkness…watch as #SolarEclipse2017 shadow moves across our beautiful planet at <1 mile/second; as seen from GIII aircraft pic.twitter.com/X8jy10OqJh
— Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) August 22, 2017
Another footage from the ground that was shot in Salem, Oregon shows the entire transit of the moon until the eclipse ended.
You know they say, “Save the best for last”? The view of the solar eclipse from the International Space Station was out of this world. Check out how it looked from space.
You probably saw #SolarEclipse2017 from Earth…but what did it look like from space? Check out these @Space_Station views: pic.twitter.com/6uPdyRFbXs
— NASA (@NASA) August 21, 2017
If you could neither go to the US or space, you are gonna have to settle for these images. Yeah, they are damn good!
Voila! The #Eclipse2017 shadow from @Space_Station, no words needed // Voilà! L'eclisse vista dalla Stazione Spaziale, non servono parole… pic.twitter.com/7kD5AYb5zj
— Paolo Nespoli (@astro_paolo) August 21, 2017
The president may not have realized the importance of protection, but the rest of the world did. Those who did not have access to protective glasses, just improvised. This science communicator demonstrated a DIY device to watch the eclipse.
US residents are not the only ones lucky enough to witness a total solar eclipse. Another one will happen on December 26, 2019, all across Eastern Europe, Asia, Northwest Australia, and the Pacific region. You can definitely wait for these two years if you are an enthusiast.
