In case you haven’t noticed, much of the world has spent the day gleefully reveling in full-blown Eclipse Madness. But now that the blessed event is behind us, it’s time to reflect. Here are some of the best photos and occurances from this once-in-a-century event.
The most WTF moment of the eclipse was undoubtedly when US President Donald Trump looked directly at the sun, retinal damage be damned. Yep. This really happened.
As you’d expect, many Americans attempting to reach the narrow 70-mile band of best observation ended up getting stuck in terrible eclipse traffic. A bunch more were left waiting in an endless line for the elevator to the roof of their building. (Our Lifehacker colleagues in the US can attest to this.)
Below you will find a selection of photos from the event. Enjoy!
Let us know in the comments how you spent the eclipse, and if you think it lived up to the hype.
Additional reporting by Virginia K. Smith.
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3 responses to “So, Was The Eclipse All It Was Cracked Up To Be?”
We of the fire nation had a terrible time. 1/10
Wasn’t in a spot with complete totality (around 92% here in Seattle) but the weather was completely clear so it was quite visible and pretty cool for the 15 or so minutes when you could see it. Certainly the most eclipsed I’ve seen the sun – was too far south for the one in Australia in 2013 to see much of it (and that wasn’t a total eclipse anyway) and the one in New Zealand in 1986 when I was really young was about the same.
Once in a century event? It’s at least the 10th total eclipse this century, if you acknowledge the parts of the world outside of the USA.