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On Monday, August 21, 2017, millions of people were staring at the same thing through doofy glasses, as they tried to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse. Not only that, they also immortalized the awe-inspiring moment in photos, and Bored Panda has collected the best of them in case you missed the phenomenon or can't get enough of it.

A total solar eclipse covered a narrow portion of the United States from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. And a partial one was visible across the entire continent of North America, as well as in parts of South America, Africa, and Europe. This was the first time since 1918 when North America experienced the path of totality from coast to coast.

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I Am The Accidental Photographer Of This Once In A Lifetime Shot

I Am The Accidental Photographer Of This Once In A Lifetime Shot

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To The Ends Of The Earth.... This Is A Single Photo, No Photoshop

To The Ends Of The Earth.... This Is A Single Photo, No Photoshop

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The Great American Eclipse As Seen From Oregon. Millions Of People Gathered To The Narrow Path Of Totality To Witness One Of The Most Epic Astronomical Phenomenons Of The Century

The Great American Eclipse As Seen From Oregon. Millions Of People Gathered To The Narrow Path Of Totality To Witness One Of The Most Epic Astronomical Phenomenons Of The Century

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Another Eclipse Photo

Another Eclipse Photo

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Apparently Eclipses Produce Insane Looking Shadows

Apparently Eclipses Produce Insane Looking Shadows

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Jim Rich
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People parked in my lot with chairs, umbrellas, etc. I went out and announced that the eclipse had been cancelled, six people started to pack up and leave. One old woman said "Well, s**t! all the way from Cincinnati for nothing!" This is my most memorable moment of the eclipse.

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This Was Undoubtedly The Most Fantastic Natural Phenomenon I've Had The Honor Witnessing

This Was Undoubtedly The Most Fantastic Natural Phenomenon I've Had The Honor Witnessing

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Hours Of Planning, Scouting, And Driving Went Into Creating This Photograph. It Was On The Verge Of Being Completely Ruined By Clouds. But Thankfully It All Worked Out

Hours Of Planning, Scouting, And Driving Went Into Creating This Photograph. It Was On The Verge Of Being Completely Ruined By Clouds. But Thankfully It All Worked Out

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Flinkie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg wow the clouds kinda look like a galaxy in this pic, so awesome!!

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The Eclipse Is Leaving Very Weird Shadows On My Deck!

The Eclipse Is Leaving Very Weird Shadows On My Deck!

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The Moment Of Totality. Experiencing My First Total Solar Eclipse In The High Country Of Idaho As I Partner With

The Moment Of Totality. Experiencing My First Total Solar Eclipse In The High Country Of Idaho As I Partner With

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Tania Barnes
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

More than half of these images are fake. They're interesting, and well done, but not photographs. I wish BoredPanda would do a better job of fact checking.

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S Missions
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes you wonder what their motivations are, doesn't it? Why fake something like that? What does anyone get out of it?

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N G
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is just a photo of the moon, i can't see the sun

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Tom Dibble
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah; it would have been an awesome picture of the sun if that damned rock hadn't gotten in the way!

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Steve
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OOOOPS! THE worst fake eclipse image on the page so far. lol

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Harsh Wardhan
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was blessed to be in Varanasi on July 22, 2009 to see the solar eclipse. It was one of the places where complete viewing was predicted although it was not the best place. A village in Bihar was the hot spot in India & prediction was that China will have the best view. I & my elder daughter decided to take a chance at Varanasi & we were not disappointed. We had never seen so many people in our life. There were millions of people right from the Mughal Sarai railway station to the Ganga Ghats. We could manage a vantage point & were ready to shoot the eclipse. Unfortunately it started pouring from the dark cloudy skies. Surprisingly the moment eclipse started clouds over the sun cleared out & rain stopped. I could photograph the whole eclipse, every stage of this amazing surreal natural event. I will never forget the darkness at the time of totality & a big “”AHH”” coming out of awestruck millions watching the event. It was interesting to photograph the people taking holy bath & praying; collarge-5...1d58e1.jpg collarge-599df7a1d58e1.jpg

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Tom Dibble
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The thing I like about this is that you don't see many *long* exposures of totality. Seeing the face of the moon there is a little jarring, because we're used to high shutter speeds so you capture the black of the night sky around the corona and, necessarily, keep the dark side of the moon completely underexposed. This is very unique, and tells a compelling story. Well done!

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Claudia Miriam Reed
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought it was totally dark except for the radiance around the sun during the totality.

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Tom Dibble
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How dark it is depends on how long your exposure is. This was a long exposure, hence the light sky and visibility of the "dark" side of the moon.

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John Endsley
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lots of Photoshop going on here, denied or not. Images of eclipse WAY too large in relation to foreground in most shots. Fine, but don't claim otherwise.

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Tom Dibble
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. Just a long lens, probably 800mm or so, taken from down at the bottom of a steep hill. Perfectly possible to do this without any compositing.

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Patrick Paszkowski
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In #9 it's the size of a pebble, which it should be, and here it's huge and also very low on the horizon. No Photoshop?

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Greg Hoggarth
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can get big exposures of the moon and sun with telephoto lenses and the right angle. It is likely that the overall shot is genuine. However, the detail on the moon is completely fake. The sun's corona completely washes out any detail from the moon, just like a silhouette of someone standing in a doorway, you can't see their face clearly. Except the sun's corona is the brightest incandescent bulb ever, and the moon is naturally dark grey in colour already.

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Cody Onthank
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

northOn August 21st of 2017, Matt Spohn and Charlie Egan completed the first ascent of a new route, Path of Totality, DURING the Great American Eclipse. This is the only first ascent on Monkey Face in the past fifteen years.

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Christopher Richard
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very cool demonstration of phase locking. note that this photo reveals that the "man in the moon" is still facing us, even durint the eclipse when the moon is totally "new".

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William Shields
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/6v7dph/selfie_i_found_the_suns_reflection_right_after/

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Stacey Powers
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My capture: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100259000208770&set=a.528538103710.2039894.46900223&type=3&theater

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Luis Antonio
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jajajaja the moon phase was new moon, with the hiden side looking at us, this photo is a ultra fake

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Vladimir Anatolyevich
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://flic.kr/p/XJNJBk My Photo of the plane in front of eclipse. And this is video how it happened https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xltsN6sv_Ig

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Kevin Perry
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can you see features on the moon or are my eyes tricking me? Great pic, too, tho I'd frame it w/o the car.

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Jackson Wy 11:38am 8.21.17

Jackson Wy 11:38am 8.21.17

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Chased The Eclipse, It Was Worth It

Chased The Eclipse, It Was Worth It

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The clouds shaped up to look like a plane in here 😂 Looks awesome tho!

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Got Extra Lucky With This Shot During The Eclipse!

Got Extra Lucky With This Shot During The Eclipse!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cooper! is that you? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTqfYmqQDBJN7BSRAMV-sNrX86WcKBVyjbqFR6o9hr2OZ_8i-kx

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The Solar Eclipse's Totality Only Lasted For Minutes In The Path That It Occurred. Giving Photographers A Small Window Of Time To Capture Something Most Of Us Will Most Likely Never See Again

The Solar Eclipse's Totality Only Lasted For Minutes In The Path That It Occurred. Giving Photographers A Small Window Of Time To Capture Something Most Of Us Will Most Likely Never See Again

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Satellite Imagery Of 2017 Solar Eclipse

Satellite Imagery Of 2017 Solar Eclipse

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Jade Neko
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Giorgio Prodoti the borders are there for we can more easily find where we are... Nothing to do with "no real border" s**t

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I Just Captured The Total Eclipse

I Just Captured The Total Eclipse

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The Corona Of The Sun Is Visible During The Totality Of The Solar Eclipse Viewed From Dallas, Oregon

The Corona Of The Sun Is Visible During The Totality Of The Solar Eclipse Viewed From Dallas, Oregon

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Total Solar Eclipse Photobombed By ISS Transit

Total Solar Eclipse Photobombed By ISS Transit

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It Wasn't A Total Solar Eclipse In New York City Today But It Was Still Amazing Too See It. The Next Total Solar Eclipse Viewable In The Us Is Only 7 Years Away, Hopefully I Will Be Still Alive To See It And Capture The Perfect Eclipse

It Wasn't A Total Solar Eclipse In New York City Today But It Was Still Amazing Too See It. The Next Total Solar Eclipse Viewable In The Us Is Only 7 Years Away, Hopefully I Will Be Still Alive To See It And Capture The Perfect Eclipse

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The Eclipse From Nashville

The Eclipse From Nashville

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The Great American Eclipse Above The Empire State Building

The Great American Eclipse Above The Empire State Building

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In Northern Washington

In Northern Washington

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A Little Noisy At Iso 12800 But So What? There's A Plane, The Moon And The Sun In The Same Shot!

A Little Noisy At Iso 12800 But So What? There's A Plane, The Moon And The Sun In The Same Shot!

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I Too Took A Picture Of The Eclipse And Did Not Go Blind

I Too Took A Picture Of The Eclipse And Did Not Go Blind

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The Great American Solar Eclipse Of 2017

The Great American Solar Eclipse Of 2017

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John Doe
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks like Trump's making progress in making things great again, and [US]Americans making celestials American [again]

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Close Obscure The Moon As It Covers A Part Of The Sun During A Partial Eclipse In Richmond, Va

Close Obscure The Moon As It Covers A Part Of The Sun During A Partial Eclipse In Richmond, Va

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90 Minute Before Eclipse Starts, Mother Nature Trolls Like A Boss

90 Minute Before Eclipse Starts, Mother Nature Trolls Like A Boss

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Solar Eclipse 2017

Solar Eclipse 2017

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh , nice one...but there is a face in the clouds looks like a skull..bad omen ?

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