Reliving The Solar Eclipse With These Images

Thank you to all the photographers that shared their best photos showing the solar eclipse in the 400 Solar Eclipse Shots Photo Contest with chances to win a Amazon Gift Card and more!

A special thanks to the photographers that helped us find the following finalists and some of the most popular photos by voting for their favorite shots. Stay tuned for the winners announcement and more inspiring photo contests coming soon!

"eclipse" by rachelknorris

"Eclipse 2017" by brandtcampbell

About every 18 months, the moon, sun and Earth are perfectly aligned and the moon casts a shadow over Earth.  A total solar eclipse is when the moon, the sun and the Earth all line up such that the moon completely blocks out the sun to viewers on part of Earth's surface.

"Solar Eclipse in 2017" by (A)samvavra

"Hiding In The Clouds" by TonyDWolfe

NASA estimated more than 300 million people in the United States viewed directly view the total solar eclipse which swept across portions of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

"Eclipse in the Hand" by LeDustin

"Eclipse Hidden In The Clouds" by shaunbowles

Lots of people were extremely excited and traveled enormous distances to get to the path of totality. This was the first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 99 years.

"Solar eclipse 2017 from Chapples, South Carolina" by (A)3896_2322