The best images of the American solar eclipse

On April 8, millions of North Americans saw a grandiose celestial show: a total solar eclipse, which has already been called the great one. The editors of The Universe Space Tech have compiled a selection of the best images and recordings of the eclipse, taken both on Earth and in space.

Phases of the eclipse

Many photographers focused on capturing all phases of the eclipse, and then making collages showing how the view of the Sun in the sky changed. Here are some of these photos.

*Phases of the Great American solar eclipse. Source: revor Mahlmann*

*Phases of the Great American solar eclipse. Source: Michael Cain*

*Phases of the Great American solar eclipse. Source: John Kraus*

*Phases of the Great American solar eclipse. Source: Brad Perry*

But you can also find a lot of pictures of individual phases on the web. This is what the partially closed Sun looks like.

*Solar eclipse of 2024. Source: NOIRLab*

And here is the moment of the onset of the total phase.

*Total phase of the Great American solar eclipse. Source: Andrew McCarthy*

*Total phase of the Great American solar eclipse. Source: Peter Forister*

Solar eclipse on the background of attractions

Other photographers made a bet on capturing the eclipse against the background of various attractions. This is what it looks like in New York.

*Solar eclipse on the background of the Statue of Liberty. Source: Gary Hershorn*

This photo was taken in Cleveland.

*Solar eclipse in Cleveland. Source: Gabe Wasylko*

And this collage shows the phases of the solar eclipse over the Washington Monument.

*Phases of the solar eclipse over the Washington Monument. Source: NASA*

And in this picture, the moment of the total phase was captured over a frozen lake in Quebec.

*Solar eclipse in Quebec. Source: Andrew Guidarelli*

Solar eclipse and aircraft

In some images, the solar eclipse is adjacent to the planes. The Red Bull company organized an advertising campaign when two planes with its logos flew against the background of the closed Sun.

*The flight of Red Bull planes against the background of the eclipse. Source: Oracle RedBull Racing PowerUnit*

And some observers were just lucky enough to capture the moment of the flight of a passenger liner against the background of the eclipse.

*A flight of a passenger plane against the background of the eclipse. Source: Zach Holder*

Solar eclipse: View from space

The Great American eclipse was captured not only from Earth, but also from space. This is how the GOESEast satellite saw it.

Watch a replay of the moon's shadow traveling across the path of totality, seen from @NOAA’s #GOESEast satellite.#TotalEclipse #Eclipse #Eclipse2024, #TotalEclipse2024 #NOAATotalEclipse2024, #2024Eclipse pic.twitter.com/eNaRb6qoKH

— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) April 8, 2024

And this recording was made by one of the SpaceX satellites.

View of the eclipse from orbit
pic.twitter.com/2jQGNhPf2v

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 9, 2024

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Phases of the eclipse

Solar eclipse on the background of attractions

Solar eclipse and aircraft

Solar eclipse: View from space

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