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Celebrities joined in on the fun as well, lighting up social media with pictures and videos of the spectacle.
Here are some of the best celebrity eclipse posts:
Lady Gaga:
Zachary Quinto:
Lance Bass:
Elizabeth Banks
Julia Louis-Dreyfus:
Bill Nye:
Members of the Philadelphia Eagles watched together:
Odell Beckham Jr. may or may not have been blinded:
Dwayne Johnson had another theory for what caused the eclipse:
And Paris Hilton barely had to say anything at all:
The #solareclipse is upon us. I hope this day reminds us that we share a common origin in the stars & that we're citizens of the same planet pic.twitter.com/IBp1fSmoNS
- Bill Nye (@BillNye) August 21, 2017
#SolarEclipse2017, as told by the #Eagles: pic.twitter.com/Hyb8CWoVzj
- Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 21, 2017
.@OBJ_3 risking it all for his fantasy owners ππ«π #eclipse pic.twitter.com/FhzyODlbHT
- Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 21, 2017
.@TheRock says he caused the eclipse, and who are we to tell him otherwise? pic.twitter.com/ICBC5LAPdM
- Sports Illustrated (@SInow) August 21, 2017
That's Hot! #SolarEclipse2017
- Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) August 21, 2017