After decades of anticipation, months of articles touting eclipse watching destinations, and thousands of safety certified glasses purchased in the US — the big moment is over: The 2017 total solar eclipse is done. While the spectacle itself might be finished (and the UK never got a look in), you can witness it by scrolling through the hundreds of photos filling up Instagram tonight. (Try the hashtags #Eclipse, #Eclipse2017, or #Totality.)
The images of the eclipse are all different and unique: Some photographers travelled to the path of totality to watch the moon completely cover the sun, while others stayed home to shoot the partial eclipse; some decided to capture the earliest stages of the eclipse, while others caught the moment when the sun flashed one last time before totality.
Ahead, 12 photos that beautifully depict the timeline of the total solar eclipse.
NASA shared an early image of the eclipse shot from Northern Cascades National Park in Washington, when the sun was just barely covered by the moon.
The United States wasn't the only place to witness the eclipse. Photographer Devin Manky shot the partial eclipse from Vancouver.
Idaho was one of the lucky states to witness totality, which photographer Alex Strohl depicts here.
New Orleans saw the afternoon sky darken as the moon crossed over the sun.
The sun glints as the moon crosses its surface in this video from Philadelphia-based Valley Creek Photographers.
That little dot flying across the sun is the International Space Station.
Moody clouds and partially eclipsed sun make for one gorgeous shot from Maine.
Astrophotographer Sean Parker witnessed the surreal nature of a total eclipse that eclipse chasers reference in awe.
Storm chaser Jason Weingart witnessed the what's known as the diamond ring effect, when you see a faint ring of light and final flash of the sun before it's completely eclipsed by the moon.
Photographer Jeffrey Johnson combines three stellar shots in one: The almost fully eclipsed sun, moment of totality, and diamond ring effect.
Renowned National Geographic photographer Stephen Alvarez captured the rim of light through the clouds.
Printer Stella Maria Baer shot totality from Wyoming.
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