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The solar eclipse, as seen by Sequencer readers

Dan Samorodnitsky, Max G. Levy, Shi En Kim, Maddie Bender

Apr 12, 2024 • 2 min read

L. Rafferty, Scituate Lighthouse, Scituate, MA

Earlier this week we asked our readers to share with us their photos of Monday's solar eclipse. What each person saw during the eclipse – in their backyard, in the park, several time zones away from home squatting in a cemetery – was shaped by our lives, as all art, science, and law is filtered through the eyes of our experiences. Each photo is a different scene, a different way of seeing the universe. Thanks again to all of you (so many!) who sent us their photos. And thanks most of all to Sunny.

The solar eclipse seen as a small black dot against an orange-yellow halo — Clay, Bloomington, IN

The solar eclipse seen in the shadow made by a colander. — Catherine Krebs, Harpers Ferry, WV

Ali Alkhatib, Toledo, OH

The solar eclipse seen through tree branches and a break in the clouds — Catherine Krebs, Harpers Ferry, WV

Eclipse watchers in a football stadium pointing their phone cameras skyward — Anna Funk, Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

The solar eclipse seen as a distant ring against an all black background — Ash Ponders, central Indiana

Solar eclipse viewing party in a park — Brian Chiglinsky, Columbus, OH

The "diamond ring" of the solar eclipse, a flare of light seen at the bottom right corner — Sumeet Kulkarni, Heber Springs, AR

A photographer taking a picture of the solar eclipse pointing a camera directly up — Ash Ponders, central Indiana

The horizon-wide sunset of the solar eclipse seen from a park — Brian Chiglinsky, Columbus, OH

A dog wearing eclipse glasses, leaning out a car window, looking up — Grace Chuang and Sunny, Austin, TX

Thanks again to all Sequencer readers for your support. See you soon.

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