August 21, 2017
The 2017 solar eclipse, possibly the most anticipated event of the year, came and went on Monday with a heavy dose of excitement, wonder, fear and humor.
Society's gaze was fixed on the heavens, hopefully with NASA-approved glasses or a makeshift contraption, as the moon passed between the sun and large swath of observers here on earth. Philadelphia wasn't in the eclipse's path of totality, so we only experienced a partial eclipse here, as seen in dozens of photos shared on Twitter.
#EclipseDay #philly #eclipse pic.twitter.com/mrBQu1yahU
— Twin Mom Dara (@TwinMomDara) August 21, 2017
REMINDED ME OF EXO RIP @weareoneEXO 🌞🌝🌖🌗🌘 Eclipse from Philly. Photo creds. to me #SolarEclispe #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/kcWqtKEMih
— TINA URSTA (@tinaursta) August 21, 2017
Here is what the #eclispe2017 looked like at around 2:45 pm ET in PhIlly, the max coverage (80% of sun covered by moon). Next eclipse 2024. pic.twitter.com/I8fPqi353x
— Vincent Thompson (@mediamancomm) August 21, 2017
People are lining the Parkway for an unobstructed view #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/ll2VbHfodo
— Pat Loeb (@PatLoeb) August 21, 2017
From around the world, buzz and jokes about the eclipse poured in on Twitter. Let's take a look at the best of what was shared on Monday (Read the Donald Trump-only edition here).
Gotta love Trump Rawdogging the eclipse pic.twitter.com/925GFZJ5OV
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 21, 2017
Never a more true sign 4the 🦅 #EaglesCamp #Eagles #Philadelphia #Philly #EclipseDay #total_eclipse #SolarEclipse17 #GiantsChat #dashakedown pic.twitter.com/QnXZOphTkO
— Ricker81 (@D_Ricker81) August 21, 2017
Homage to John Adams Whipple, taken with my iPhone and ample patience through a solar telescope in Salem, Oregon. #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/YuA946wmFn
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) August 21, 2017
What really happens during an eclipse #SolarEclipse2017 #Eclipse https://t.co/sox0PrThQa pic.twitter.com/ZC0n56KooT
— LOLBOOK (@LOLBOOKcom) August 21, 2017
#Eclipse2017 from Fermilab! pic.twitter.com/0kNSpiyvqX
— Fermilab (@Fermilab) August 21, 2017
Captured our peak #eclipse with our hi-tech #cheezit! pic.twitter.com/TEQR3V3nYN
— Shannon Stacey (@shannonstacey) August 21, 2017
Beautiful shot from Mittelman Observatory @Middlebury. This was taken at 2:41. #eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/M3BTZbxXF6
— Middlebury College (@Middlebury) August 21, 2017
when you look at the eclipse for 1 second #eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/qcOKzC8yei
— madi ✨ (@mroryomalley) August 21, 2017
And here's the diamond ring, or as close as I got anyway, from #eclipse2017. Taken in Weiser, Idaho. pic.twitter.com/cBO5CsWv39
— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) August 21, 2017
We took a small break to see #Eclipse2017. Did you? pic.twitter.com/WTdhkklDko
— Mural Arts (@muralarts) August 21, 2017
Was the most amazingly beautiful thing I have seen #SolarEclipse2017 #Eclipse2017 #IdahoEclipse2017 #idahofalls pic.twitter.com/ozzjgDYxH1
— Heather M. Deede (@heatherduhamel) August 21, 2017
You've got to see this. So beautiful #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/VB1rjeobYa
— Shawn Wilson (@SAW_ilson) August 21, 2017
Waited my whole life to take this picture!!! #Eclipse2017 #Canon #OMG pic.twitter.com/C6jF7Fuf81
— Brad Sleeth (@BradSleeth) August 21, 2017
.@OBJ_3 risking it all for his fantasy owners 😂😫💀 #eclipse pic.twitter.com/FhzyODlbHT
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 21, 2017
Live look at Memphians after #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/79VpUCvV4y
— Devin Walker (@Devin_Walker5) August 21, 2017
Molly enjoying the crescent shadows during the #Eclipse2017 #k5pets pic.twitter.com/87ToBIwh3R
— Yvonne McCarty (@YvonneMcCarty) August 21, 2017
guys im kinda scared about #Eclipse2017 help pic.twitter.com/7BPEOxihr3
— catb0mb (@catb0mb) August 21, 2017
Don't you wish you had an #eclipse reflection on your head? #eclipse17 pic.twitter.com/DjPC11J3zs
— Eddie Robbins (@eddierobbins) August 21, 2017
the solar eclipse pic.twitter.com/Sm4vTwPPGW
— diego (@shadesof666) August 20, 2017
#Eclipse2017 from Tennessee by @CharlotteBodak pic.twitter.com/N05OzuIEGu
— Paz (@maripazguti) August 21, 2017
#Eclipse2017 taken in a breezeway at work. pic.twitter.com/szmbeutRvn
— Niko Tesvich (@NikoTesvich) August 21, 2017
My baby is sooo happy! #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/ZtH4f1dvKk
— MelFoolery (@melditaaah) August 21, 2017
The Eclipse from Nashville TN 🌓 #Eclipse2017 #GreatAmericanEclipse #EclipseSolar2017 #Amazing pic.twitter.com/MaWpEX6Ypu
— Foxlariat Horizon (@foxlariat59) August 21, 2017
#Eclipse pic.twitter.com/NG8BvDvZmY
— AWD (@ajwhittingtond) August 21, 2017
#Eclipse2017 #GreatAmericanEclipse #IndianValley #time-Lapse @GoPro @GoProFr @B_jour pic.twitter.com/52OIjXDEWF
— Vernet Aurélien (@Nirnever) August 21, 2017
