The Best Snaps From The USA’s Total Solar Eclipse

For some, the USA’s first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in decades was disappointing, hidden from view by cloud cover.

But, for those lucky enough to be living or travelling in what NASA called the “path of totality”, the natural phenomenon put on a brief but impressive display early this morning, Australian time, momentarily shrouding some of the nation’s most picturesque locations in eerie darkness.

Thousands of keen sky-gazers have already shared their snaps of the rare celestial event to social media. Here are some of the best.

Behold! This progression of the partial solar eclipse took place over Ross Lake, in Northern Cascades National Park, Washington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse swept across the path of totality, a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls #sun #solareclipse #totalsolareclipse #partialsolareclipse #eclipse2017 #astronomy #heliophysics #moon #nasa #eclipse #solarsystem #science #research

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Eclipse 2017 -all dark in Oregon pic.twitter.com/CV0WdA6BHo

— Mark Twain School (@MarkTwainSchool) August 21, 2017

A post shared by Dustin Snipes (@dustinsnipes) on Aug 21, 2017 at 4:24pm PDT

Jackson WY 11:38am 8.21.17 #eclipse2017

A post shared by Jimmy Chin (@jimmy_chin) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:24am PDT

People view the solar eclipse at the ‘Top of the Rock’ observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York City. While New York City is not in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, around 72 percent of the sun will be covered by the moon during the peak time of the partial eclipse.| August 21, 2017 | : @drewangerer #GettyImagesNews __ Follow our Instagram story for more from #SolarEclipse2017

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A post shared by Nashville // TN (@richardsparkmanproductions) on Aug 21, 2017 at 1:39pm PDT

Enjoying a different kind of magic today. #SolarEclipse2017 #MagicKingdom #WaltDisneyWorld

A post shared by Walt Disney World (@waltdisneyworld) on Aug 21, 2017 at 5:40pm PDT

82nd airborne knows how to fuckin party #merica#82ndairborne#82nddiditright#ftbragg#solareclipse#solareclipse2017#salute#ifyoudontlikeamericathenfuckyou

A post shared by Harry Darnell (@harry_darnell) on Aug 21, 2017 at 5:46pm PDT

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This was taken in Nebraska by my niece. #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/7OUrxHE5bU

— Debbie McColpin (@DebbieMccolpin) August 21, 2017

A post shared by Sunnary (@littlebunnykiki) on Aug 21, 2017 at 5:47pm PDT

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