Millions of people across North America were wowed by the
Many shared stunning images on social media sites like Twitter. Here’s what it looked like:
Crescent-shaped shadows created as the moon passed in front of the sun dazzled many.
— SenthilDK PhD (@DK_Senthil)
Tree shadow during an eclipse:
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD)
If you can't tell from the sky, check out the crescent-shaped shadows
— TX Parks & Wildlife (@TPWDnews)
Some people used telescopes to capture what appear to be sunspots.
Retreating now, can see some !
— Rob Porter (@rgeraldporter)
It's the moon, sunspots AND the station in front of the sun. photographer captures station transiting sun during
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station)
The hubs is a astrophotographer and just took this shot. There are a series of sun spots that we'll see at . COOL.
— k8 (@rolling_2)
Thousands attended viewing parties. There were large turnouts from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver to Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Thanks for watching the with us today at ! The moon’s shadow is now racing east across North America at almost 4,000 km/h.
— UBC (@UBC)
View from top of NEST!
— UBC PHAS (@UBCphas)
Crowds experiencing on UC Hill
— Western University (@WesternU)
Big turnout at for 2017 viewing. Viewings on until 5!
— Dalhousie News (@Dalnews)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a break from politics to watch the show.
. and watching the first coast-to-coast total eclipse in 99yrs
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec)
That was amazing.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau)
also got in on the fun, sharing satellite videos showing the shadow of the moon crossing the U.S., and what the eclipse looked like from the International Space Station.
Watch the moon's shadow move across the US in this geocolor loop from ! See more imagery @
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites)
Voila! The shadow from , no words needed // Voilà! L'eclisse vista dalla Stazione Spaziale, non servono parole...
— Paolo Nespoli (@astro_paolo)