7 Stunning Photos of the Total Solar Eclipse

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Eclipse mania broke out across America on Monday, with millions of Americans turning their attention to the skies, as the moon overshadowed the sun.

It was an event that ushered in brief darkness and fascinating celestial sights along the eclipse’s line of totality.

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As Space.com noted, during a total solar eclipse, the sun disappears behind the moon, creating a twilight that persists during the day. Meanwhile, the temperature drops pretty rapidly, as light streams emerge in the sky.

You can read more about what happens during a solar eclipse here. But in case you missed the sights in the sky, check out six of the most fascinating photos that were captured during the event, starting with a photo-bomb for the ages:

The International Space Station crosses the path of the eclipse. (Photo: NASA/Twitter)

The timing was impeccable, and a high-speed camera caught it all:

So many stunning images poured into social media, here are a few of the best:

The sun is seen in full eclipse over a park on August 21, 2017 in Hiawatha, Kansas. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the “path of totality” in order to experience a total solar eclipse. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

 

The moon begins to eclipse the sun above the campus of Southern Illinois University on August 21, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois. Although much of it was covered by a cloud, with approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds of totality the area in Southern Illinois experienced the longest duration of totality during the eclipse. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

 

The sun is partially eclipsed in the first phase of a total eclipse in Grand Teton National Park on August 21, 2017 outside Jackson, Wyoming. Thousands of people flocked to the Jackson and Teton National Park area for the 2017 solar eclipse. (George Frey/Getty Images)

 

The moon eclipses the sun above the campus of Southern Illinois University on August 21, 2017 in Carbondale, Illinois. Although much of it was covered by a cloud, with approximately 2 minutes 40 seconds of totality the area in Southern Illinois experienced the longest duration of totality during the eclipse. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

 

People view the solar eclipse at ‘Top of the Rock’ observatory at Rockefeller Center, August 21, 2017 in New York City. While New York City is not in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, around 72 percent of the sun was covered by the moon during the peak time of the partial eclipse. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

 

Solar eclipse watchers were ecstatic as the clouds broke minutes before totality during the total solar eclipse from the one of last vantage points where totality was visible on August 21, 2017 in Isle of Palms, S.C.. It’s been 99 years since a total solar eclipse crossed the country from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The total solar eclipse on June 8, 1918, crossed the States from Washington to Florida. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)