These are the best tweets about the solar eclipse
Here in Miami, what we saw was pretty cool. But it didn’t get dark, and we missed the totality.
But happily Twitter exists, so we bonded with fellow eclipse lovers across the nation.
We got psyched with the help of our favorite scientists
The divided United States of America will unite today, sharing a cosmic event predicted by the methods and tools of science. pic.twitter.com/Q3lNrDLABA
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 21, 2017
We watched important simulations of the event
https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/899691202760638464
We tried re-enact the eclipse ourselves
The totality illustrated with wine! #science #SolarEclipse17 #solareclipse pic.twitter.com/S8NLhEsUXN
— Amy Reyes (@amyreyes) August 21, 2017
We enjoyed the whimsy in the imagination of others
omg this gif pic.twitter.com/e8chp36bnt
— taco bella lugosi⚰️ (@biancaxunise) August 21, 2017
Then it started to get dark in other places
Watch the shadow of the moon darken the West Coast in this 1st #GOES16 #Eclipse2017 loop! See the latest imagery @ https://t.co/1oNaGe1dLN pic.twitter.com/icZr9caymp
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) August 21, 2017
The moon got cocky
HA HA HA I’ve blocked the Sun! Make way for the Moon. #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/nZCoqBlSTe
— NASA Moon (@NASAMoon) August 21, 2017
As our turn got closer, famous Floridians got ready
Requisite 3D jokes at the ready. Florida is ready. #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/ys6s6cOgt1
— Brad Meltzer (@bradmeltzer) August 21, 2017
Some people used the eclipse as a less than subliminal message
wow!!!!!! #SolarEclipse2017 #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/rDB8GDgtZF
— Melville House (@melvillehouse) August 21, 2017
If you say so, moon.
Some of the photos were amazing
My angle on #Eclipse2017 from #Monmouth #Oregon You can see solar flares in this pic. @Canon #5dsr #800mm w/1.4 extender pic.twitter.com/v4tcn5hAUv
— David Hume Kennerly (@kennerly) August 21, 2017
And then someone caught it from an airplane
Wow, someone caught the #SolarEclipse2017 mid flight! Breathtaking. ❤️pic.twitter.com/gzNCNiaWVR
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) August 21, 2017
Wow.
This story was originally published August 20, 2017 at 11:08 PM.