Here Are the Most Amazing Photos of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

News
By
published

Total Solar Eclipse of 2017!

NASA

The Great American Solar Eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017, cast the moon's shadow across 14 states in the U.S. See amazing photos of the total solar eclipse as it made its way across the U.S.!

First Stop: Oregon!

Eclipse path in Oregon

NASA

Oregon is the first stop for the moon's shadow on the contiguous United States. It made first landfall in the city of Lincoln City.

Solar eclipse visible

Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty

The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, in Washington.

Solar eclipse visible

Bill Ingalls/NASA

The moon is seen passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park, in Washington.

Totality begins

NASA

First shot over Oregon.

Salem, Oregon

Elaine Thompson/AP

The moon almost totally eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Oregon.

Salem, Oregon

Don Ryan/AP

The moon almost totally eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Salem, Oregon.

Madras, Oregon

Aubrey Gemignani/NASA

The moon almost totally eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Madras, Oregon.

Corvallis, Oregon

Robin Loznak/Zuma

The moon almost totally eclipses the sun during a near total solar eclipse as seen from Corvallis, Oregon.

Madras, Oregon

Stan Honda

Photographers and totality.

Madras, Oregon

Stan Honda

Wide angle lens composite at the Lowell Observatory Eclipse Experience at Madras High School in Madras, OR.

Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com.

Jef Castro
Deputy Director of Photography

Jef was Space.com's Deputy Director of Photography who assisted with curating many of the interface visuals found on Space.com. Space photography inspires him in the most profound ways and he's filled with joy having shared that experience with all of our readers. He also had the privilege of working with illustrator Melanie Lambrick in creating Space.com's 20th anniversary posters in 2019 that were available for free at various live events. He was previously a Photo Editor at Entertainment Weekly and has gathered 20+ years of experience as a Photo Editor/Illustrator/Graphic Designer in web and print, most recently for People and The Messenger.