> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How Brooklyn Watched The Solar Eclipse - URL: https://bklyner.com/brooklyn-watched-solar-eclipse/ - Published: 2017-08-21T21:30:01.000Z - Updated: 2017-08-21T21:35:02.000Z - Author: Zainab Iqbal - Tags: Central Brooklyn, community, east flatbush, Events, News, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, northern brooklyn, Science & Technology, Southern Brooklyn, cereal boxes, NASA, Owl's Head Park, prospect park, solar eclipse 2017, #wp ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Solar-Eclipse_1-49_PW.jpg) Solar Eclipse at approximately 1:50pm (Photo Pamela Wong/BKLYNER) The long-awaited [eclipse](/see-mondays-solar-eclipse-brooklyn/) has come and gone. According to [NASA](https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-who-what-where-when-and-how?ref=bklyner.com), the last time a total eclipse was visible in the U.S. was 1979. To watch the moon cover 70 percent of the sun, Brooklynites gathered in various viewing parties throughout the city. The photos did not disappoint! First a slideshow of pictures from Red Hook’s Louis Valentino, Jr. Park & Pier. Photos courtesy of Dina Rabiner. ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FullSizeRender_1.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_1998-e1503346262242.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2062-e1503345986645.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2001-e1503346235129.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2003-e1503346219497.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2012-e1503346203260.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2033-e1503346175720.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2043-e1503346155703.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2044-e1503346132985.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2048-e1503346101107.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2050-e1503346086296.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2054-e1503346070749.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2056-e1503346055740.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2058-e1503346018538.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2059-e1503346004361.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2069-e1503345967554.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2074-e1503345947800.jpg) ![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_2075-e1503345934372.jpg) Next, Brooklynites took to social media to share their photos of the #solareclipse2017. > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEQyBbB5di/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEQyBbB5di/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEIwxoFau8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEIwxoFau8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Prospect Park was a popular viewing location. > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJzKsAgos/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJzKsAgos/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > Hey guys where are you watching the [#solareclipse2017](https://twitter.com/hashtag/solareclipse2017?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) from? > > Hi from Prospect Park in Brooklyn! [#eclipse2017](https://twitter.com/hashtag/eclipse2017?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/iBSCAMkf5L](https://t.co/iBSCAMkf5L?ref=bklyner.com) > > — Hillary Weiss (@HCWeiss) [August 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/HCWeiss/status/899689464959729664?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) https://instagram.com/p/BYEKIKFgV6V/ Even children wanted to be a part of the action! [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEFZKZHkYT/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEFZKZHkYT/?ref=bklyner.com) Let’s not forget Luna and Brooklyn Bridge Parks. > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEIKDUgOmc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEIKDUgOmc/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEKyRVAqx8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEKyRVAqx8/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Dogs got in on the eclipse fun too! > [????#solareclipse2017](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEQe6OgDwH/?ref=bklyner.com) > > A post shared by Pioneer Works (@pioneerworks) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:50am PDT > [Total eclipse of the dog. #eclipse #dogsofinstagram #eclipseglasses](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEQ2yahlDL/?ref=bklyner.com) > > A post shared by Heather Stahl (@instahlments) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:53am PDT If you’re the announcer for WWE, like Mike Rome, then maybe you too can watch the eclipse from the top of the Barclays Center! > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJARdAzcf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJARdAzcf/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Not everyone was able to grab eclipse glasses, but they had great solutions — DIY viewers made with cereal boxes, welding masks, and even paper plates. > I'm standing on the Brooklyn Bridge and a lot of people are looking at my cereal box and asking to take a look [#SolarEclipse](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SolarEclipse?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/feXkxLKR2d](https://t.co/feXkxLKR2d?ref=bklyner.com) > > — #notmypresident (@JoanCaste) [August 21, 2017](https://twitter.com/JoanCaste/status/899696682736242690?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEHJ2lh35e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEHJ2lh35e/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEHeqVhj2a/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEHeqVhj2a/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEIRBdl9d9/ > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJZieHxfL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJZieHxfL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) If cereal boxes weren’t available, creativity was. > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJF3xHbm1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEJF3xHbm1/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEI-0-hGtd/ > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEItzLBvio/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [](https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEItzLBvio/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) https://www.instagram.com/p/BYEHUHMjC8A/ Where did you watch the Great American Solar Eclipse?