NASA's Best Photos of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017
Madras, Oregon
The last glimmer of the sun is seen as the moon makes its final move over the sun during the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III
Acting NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot, foreground, and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission DirectorateThomas Zurbuchen view the solar eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017, from onboard a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III 35,000 feet above the Oregon Coast.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III
A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, August 21, 2017 from onboard a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III 25,000 feet above the Oregon coast.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III
The Moon is seen passing in front of the Sun during a total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017 from onboard a NASA Gulfstream III aircraft flying 25,000 feet above the Oregon coast.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III
The diamond-ring effect is seen during a total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017 from onboard a NASA Gulfstream III aircraft flying 25,000 feet above the Oregon coast.
Madras, Oregon
People are seen as they watch a total solar eclipse through protective glasses in Madras, Oregon on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.
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