The much talked about 2024 solar eclipse came and went—but we're still thinking about it.
It was, after all, a once-in-a-lifetime celestial spectacle that delivered on all fronts and had all Chicagoans run outdoors to catch it in all of its glory as a community.
Below, check out some photos of yesterday's event:
The moon covers 94% of the sun above Marquette Elementary School in Chicago during a partial solar eclipse today.
— Ashlee Rezin (@Ashlee_Rezin) April 8, 2024
Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates from Chicago and beyond https://t.co/yDqsdmeCIP pic.twitter.com/XbtOdeiro4
Watching the 94% version of the solar eclipse in the Chicago area while paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking the all time home run record on this date, 1974. pic.twitter.com/ZXZodxtbrO
— MBDChicago (@MBDChicago) April 8, 2024
A few street lights are on here in Chicago as we get our peek at the solar eclipse! pic.twitter.com/c6uOxL5gvh
— Whitney Wild (@WhitneyWReports) April 8, 2024
Amor Diaz, a 3-year-old preschool student at Marquette Elementary School in Chicago Lawn, observes the city's partial solar eclipse.
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) April 8, 2024
Photo📸: Ashlee Rezin pic.twitter.com/DPWeBx4EcT
Chicagoans taking in their 94 percent Monday from @AdlerPlanet
— Brandon Ison (@MrBrandonIson) April 8, 2024
A total solar eclipse will be visible from Chicago...in the year 2099. pic.twitter.com/uwVkVbRxlO
solar eclipse day in chicago pic.twitter.com/6xHny5tnVA
— mia (@miamcdermed) April 8, 2024
Students @ColumbiaChi put on their safe solar viewers to see the partial solar eclipse in Chicago #collaboration #connections #college pic.twitter.com/crlif9Do6f
— Cinema and Television Arts (@ColumCinemaTV) April 8, 2024