AAAS members spent the days (and years) leading up to the solar eclipse sending warnings, making plans, and getting excited!
871 days or 2 years, 4 months, 18 days to go #solareclipse #eclipse2017 #2017eclipse
— Angela Speck (@Stardustspeck) April 3, 2015
I'll basically be spending the next 3 days looking up at the sky. #ChicagoAirAndWater #SolarEclipse
— Danielle Fanslow (@DaniFonz) August 18, 2017
#Protect your #eyes while viewing the #solareclipse. #SolarEclipse2017 #eclipse #sun #astronomy https://t.co/6eVfFylT7s
— Linda Zajac (@LindaZajac) August 16, 2017
And when the day finally came, AAAS members pulled out their tools:
It was great to see the progression of the eclipse with a sunspotter. @UCLAEPSS pic.twitter.com/etnjAqDuFi
— Jean-Luc Margot (@jeanlucmargot) August 21, 2017
My NYC eclipse picture using binoculars, a box top, and a sheet of paper. Looking forward to 2024! pic.twitter.com/bCGJDFl3Cc
— Kathy (@Kathy_Jankowski) August 21, 2017
Nice break in the clouds at peak #EclipseDay #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/GB9djBsqxO
— David Logerstedt (@DaveLogPT) August 21, 2017
Got ~70% coverage for #SolarEclipse in #RochesterNY pic.twitter.com/J54UHgGhLX
— Kevin C. Cooke (@astrokevincooke) August 21, 2017
And, of course, they got their cameras and took some great shots of the Great American Eclipse:
View from my roof in Harlem#SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/Otjo8CRzjM
— Jayde Lovell (@JaydeLovell) August 21, 2017
9:55am in #SalemOR watching the #SolarEclipse Temperature is dropping, noticeable dimming of light. Feels like dusk. pic.twitter.com/JoTiFTDwTz
— Boutique Academia (@BoutiqAcademia) August 21, 2017
Great American Eclipse. #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/BlOjUhzKa9
— Jessie Slater (@subbasegirl) August 21, 2017
Time-lapse of today's #eclipse in St. Jospeh, MO #SolarEclispe2017 pic.twitter.com/ZOiFJByoo0
— Kevin Cavallin (@gene5335) August 22, 2017
When is 99% not close to 100%? When viewing a solar eclipse. Breath-taking. pic.twitter.com/QFJEoKGc0i
— Steven Austad (@StevenAustad) August 22, 2017
Dappled eclipse shadows pic.twitter.com/PDghm9eLZl
— Jason Stajich (@hyphaltip) August 21, 2017
Welcomed new @vandy_biostat grad students with total eclipse party in Nashville @JJ_Chipman pic.twitter.com/OU42U8cfZa
— Frank Harrell (@f2harrell) August 21, 2017
Still from a video -scanned the sky quickly with eyes closed. Luckily caught this. #Eclipse2017 #EclipseDay #SolarEclipse pic.twitter.com/9TuqQNXKPh
— Carol Heppner (@QueenofCr8tvty) August 21, 2017