Solar eclipse 2017: The pictures you have to see

 

Asmillions of people across the United States experienced a total eclipse as the umbra, or moon's shadow passed over them, only six people witnessed the umbra from space. Viewing the eclipse from orbit were NASA's Randy Bresnik, Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson, ESA (European Space Agency's) Paolo Nespoli, and Roscosmos' Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy. The space station crossed the path of the eclipse three times as it orbited above the continental United States at an altitude of 250 miles.

Meanwhile the BBC's James Cook had a front-row seat as he chased the moon's shadow at 40,000ft.

Solareclipse seen from an Alaska Airlines flight, 21 August 2017

Warnings had been made about eye safety in the build-up to the eclipse, with people told they should not look at the Sun directly with the naked eye, and instead wear special protective eyewear.

Most people appeared to heed this advice, though what some placed over their eyes may not have done much to protect them.

Aboy looks at the partial eclipse of the sun from a beach in Chilmark, Massachusetts, USA, 21 August 2017

(Image caption : A boy wearing protective eyewear looks at the solar eclipse from a beach in Chilmark, Massachusetts )

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Source: BBC

 

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