Did you get to see the solar eclipse today? Millions of people traveled to the path of totality, but all across the contiguous US and northern Mexico, people stopped working, went outside, and stared at a partial eclipse. With protective glasses, of course. You can see it in the image above behind the Statue of Liberty in New York. In my neighborhood, the clouds opened up just in time for me to enjoy a 93% eclipse with my neighbors. It was that rarest of rare sights, a crescent sun. There are archives of livestreams and plenty of photos to come of the eclipse itself, but part of the fun is seeing how people celebrated the celestial event from coast to coast.
The couple above got married today at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival mass wedding in Russellville, Arkansas, and then enjoyed the totality. Take a look at a gallery of professional images of the day's viewing at Smithsonian. Then we can do it all again in twenty years. The next total solar eclipse in the US will be in August of 2044.