Incredible Solar Eclipse Images From Our Readers

By Nancy Atkinson - August 21, 2017 at 6:29 PM UTC | Solar Astronomy
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Holy moly, that was awesome! Incredible, fantastic, amazing...there just aren't the words to describe what it is like to experience totality. While I'm trying to come down to Earth and figure out how to explain how wonderful this was, enjoy the beautiful images captured by our readers from across the US and those from across the world who traveled to capture one of nature's most spectacular events: a total solar eclipse.

The images from those seeing partial eclipses are wonderful, as well, and we'll keep adding them as they come in (update, we just got some from Europe too). Great job everyone!

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Eclipse panorama. Got some cool Baily's Beads and that prominence is nuts! Shot at 2000mm on an old Celestron 8in telescope! Credit and copyright: Kenneth Brandon.[/caption]

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2017 Solar Eclipse from Clayton GA, USA.

Celestron C8 Telescope on CGEM. Canon T3i (Modified IR enhanced), Solar Filter. Credit and copyright: Michael Bee. [/caption]

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The August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse over the Grand Tetons as seen from the Teton Valley in Idaho, near Driggs. ..This is from a 700-frame time-lapse and is of second contact just as the diamond ring is ending and the dark shadow of the Moon is approaching from the west at right, darkening the sky at right, and beginning to touch the Sun. The peaks of the Tetons are not yet in the umbral shadow and are still lit by the partially eclipsed Sun. ..With the Canon 6D and 14mm SP Rokinon lens at f/2.5 for 1/10 second at ISO 100. Credit and copyright: Alan Dyer. [/caption]

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Total Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017 as seen from Tellico Plains, Tennessee. New City Expedition, photo by Igor Kuskovsky. [/caption]

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Total Solar Eclipse, Aug. 21, 2017, as seen from Charleston, South Carolina. Credit and copyright: Jason Major[/caption]

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Partial Eclipse montage from Charlottesville, Virginia. Credit and copyright: David Murr. [/caption]

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Partial Solar Eclipse August 21st 2017, as seen from Fullerton California USA. Sky: Partially Cloudy. Telescope: Nexstar 102 SLT Refractor, Camera: Fujifilm X-T1 @ Prime Focus. Credit and copyright: Jimmy CD. [/caption]

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From the total solar eclipse as seen in Columbia, Missouri, on Aug. 21, 2017. Credit and copyright: Wildhaven Creative. [/caption]

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Total Eclipse from Shaw Air Force Base (August 21, 2017). It was magical. Credit and copyright: Michael Seeley. [/caption]

#Eclipse 2017 From Laval. Aug 21 2017. @CosmodomeLaval#meteoqc@universetodaypic.twitter.com/HFAeH695dD — FelipeSg (@SanFelipeSG)

#Timelapse of totality over Salem, #Oregon. So cool! #eclipse2017@universetoday@JimCantore@ericfisher@StephanieAbrams@ZachsORoutdoorspic.twitter.com/TzV4Vil2xq — Mike Cohea (@MikeCohea)

Short video I took from McMinnville, TN. Can you see it!!! ?? #Eclipse2017pic.twitter.com/zVNXvLOLSI — Holly ? (@absolutspacegrl)

That moment of #SolarEclipse2017pic.twitter.com/8u8Xz79aWi — Zaid Benjamin (@zaidbenjamin)

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Partial solar eclipse, seen from the west coast of France, August 21, 2017. Credit and copyright: Frank Tyrlik. [/caption]

Aerial panorama of the total solar eclipse over Kansas. Two minutes earlier it was still raining. #eclipse#eclipse2017@DJIGlobalpic.twitter.com/1zSIsKlZ8E — Romeo Durscher (@romeoch)

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Great American Eclipse, 21-08-2017. Silver Falls Oregon 10:17-10:19 local time. Raw straight out of the camera. 65mm Refractor / Canon 700D. Credit and copyright: Alexandra Hart.[/caption]

Still sorting through the 850+ photos I shot today, a rough edit #Eclipse2017pic.twitter.com/r4SC4YABtD — Tony Rice (@rtphokie)

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com