Eclipses Gallery
An eclipse is an awe-inspiring celestial event that drastically changes the appearance of the two biggest objects we see in our sky: our Sun and Moon. On Earth, people can experience solar eclipses when Earth, the Moon, and the Sun line up. For more on solar eclipses, visit go.nasa.gov/Eclipses.
Since the Moon appears smaller than the Sun during an annular solar eclipse, the Sun peeks out from around the...
This image of the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse was taken from Madras, Oregon.
Families at a museum event safely view the 2017 solar eclipse while wearing safety glasses and pointing to the sky....
Baily's Beads appear as the Moon makes its final move over the Sun during the total solar eclipse on Monday,...
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over Madras, Oregon, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.
The diamond-ring effect occurred at the beginning and end of totality during a total solar eclipse. As the last bits of sunlight pass...
Tony’s photo of the totally eclipsed Sun above the Andes, taken on July 2, 2019, from a roadside near Iglesia,...
A map showing where the Moon’s shadow will cross the U.S. during the 2023 annular solar eclipse and 2024 total...
A partial solar eclipse emerges from behind the United States Capitol on June 10, 2021, as seen from Arlington, Virginia....
You can wear eclipse glasses to safely view the Sun during the partial eclipse phases of a solar eclipse, before...
This partial solar eclipse was seen from Northern Cascades National Park in Washington on Aug. 21, 2017.
