2017 Solar Eclipse: A Visual Social Media Rundown

Jonathan Stroud
Aug 22, 2017 · 4 min read

A quick visual recap of popular 2017 Eclipse images found on social media

Infuse your day with these awesome photographs from yesterdays eclipse.

On August 21, 2017 the Moon passed in front of the Sun creating an eclipse across in the United States. In case you missed it, I have compiled a few of the best images found on social media for your enjoyment.

Share your favorite eclipse pictures with me on social media using the hashtag “#2017SolarEclipse” on Twitter, and LinkedIn!

The images below are credited to the respected owners with links to their websites or social media. Make sure to support the photographers by following them and checking out the rest of their work.

The photographs below were taken by both amateurs and professionals, some with high-end equipment and others with smart phones.

Enjoy these 15 awesome pictures currently being circulated around social media!

#1 — Magnificent contrast between dark and light

credit: NASA

Credit: NASA
Twitter: @NASA
Website Here

#2 — Spectacular full solar eclipse captured at peak

Credit: Leah Cheshier‏
Twitter: @LeahCheshier

#3 — Amazing six-photograph composite of the partial solar eclipse

Credit: Rosie Johnson

Credit: Rosie Johnson
Twitter: @exophilia
Website here

#4 — Full Solar Eclipse in the dark sky

Credit: Brittany Brelle

Credit: Brittany Brelle
Twitter @brittanybrelle
Website Here

#5 — Breathtaking start to finish full solar eclipse over Nashville

Credit: by Richard Sparkman.

Credit: Richard Sparkman

#6 — Full-solar eclipse high in the sky

Credit: NASA

Credit: NASA
Twitter: @NASA
Website Here

#7 — Simplistic effects of the solar eclipse caught through trees

Credit: Katy Kerner
Twitter: @KeikoGoblyn
Website Here

#8 — Mind-blowing photograph of the entire solar eclipse

Credit: Photo created by photographer @JasmanMander

Credit: Jasman Maned
Twitter: @JasmanMander
Website Here

#9 — Full solar eclipse with Mercury visible in the bottom left

Credit: Mark Burton

Credit: Mark Burton
Twitter: @Mark Burton

#10 — Mystical partial solar eclipse caught between clouds

Credit: Michelle Mercurio

Credit: Michelle Mercurio
Twitter: @MichMerc

#11 — iPhone shot of the partial solar eclipse

Credit: Kevin DeBruin
Twitter: @fitrocketsci
Website Here

#12 — Amazing processed photo from the solar eclipse highlighting Baily’s Beads just prior to totality

Credit: Jason Major

Credit: Jason Major
Twitter: @JPMajor
Website Here

#13 — Creative way of capturing the eclipse shadow

Credit: Wesley Carbo

Credit: Wesley Carbo

#14 — Rare image of the International Space Station captured traveling across the Sun during the solar eclipse

Credit: @NASA

Credit: NASA
Twitter: @NASA
Website Here.

#15 Final seconds of the 2017 solar eclipse

Credit: Lauren Irby
Twitter: @irb_garden

*BONUS*— Solar eclipse taken from an airplane!

Credit: YouTube

The above photographs were taken from my own social media investigation, make sure to look up the hashtag #2017SolarEclipse on Twitter for yourself!

Share your favorite solar eclipse photographs with me on social media! Follow me on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn!

“It’s best not to stare at the sun during an eclipse.” — Jeff Goldblum

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Jonathan Stroud

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