10 of the best photos from the total solar eclipse

On 21 August 2017 a much-anticipated total solar eclipse swept across the United States. Tens of millions of people swarmed into the path of totality to catch a glimpse of this rare and awe-inspiring astronomical event. Most of them carried cameras to record what might be the most-photographed eclipse in history.

Below are a handful of the best images, taken from the ground and from the skies.

The sun is obscured entirely by the moon, with only the corona visible, seen from madras, oregon. — The Sun is obscured entirely by the Moon, with only the corona visible, seen from Madras, Oregon.

Rob Kerr / Getty

Bailey’s beads: tiny, uneven spots of light appear as light shines through bumps and irregularities in the terrain of the moon. — Bailey’s beads: tiny, uneven spots of light appear as light shines through bumps and irregularities in the terrain of the Moon.

NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Darkness at noon: eclipse-watchers gather near alliance, nebraska. — Darkness at noon: eclipse-watchers gather near Alliance, Nebraska.

RJ Sangosti / Getty

Staring at the sun: eclipse watchers in menan, idaho. — Staring at the Sun: eclipse watchers in Menan, Idaho.

Natalie Behring / Getty

Composite image showing the progress of the eclipse through the sky over ross lake, washington. — Composite image showing the progress of the eclipse through the sky over Ross Lake, Washington.

Bill Ingalis / NASA

The shadow of the moon as seen by the goes-16 satellite. — The shadow of the moon as seen by the GOES-16 satellite.

GOES-16 / NOAA

Nasa’s solar dynamics observatory has its view of the sun partially blocked by the moon. — NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has its view of the Sun partially blocked by the Moon in this ultraviolet image.

NASA / SDO

The international space station drifts across the face of the sun during the partial solar eclipse visible from ross lake, washington. — The International Space Station drifts across the face of the Sun during the partial solar eclipse visible from Ross Lake, Washington.

NASA / Bill Ingalis

The view from the iss. — The view from the ISS.

NASA / ISS

Originally published by Cosmos as 10 of the best photos from the total solar eclipse

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