If You Didn't Catch Yesterday's Solar Eclipse, We've Got You Covered

Updated on 3/20/2015 at 2:05 PM

If you're not reading this from Europe, then you weren't able to catch a glimpse of yesterday's stunning solar eclipse. Heck, even if you were in Europe, you probably couldn't see it because of some unfortunately timed cloud cover! But luckily, it's 2015 — we have experts here and in space who are active on social media, which means that your Twitter feed might just be the best place to view future planetary phenomena.

Thanks to astronauts (who have the best view in the house — aka the solar system) and space institutions like NASA, the ESA, and the CSA, people like us can view stunning space events right from our living rooms. Check out these insane captures of yesterday's eclipse from Earth and from the International Space Station, and you'll remember why you've always dreamt of becoming an astronaut. Source: Twitter user ESA

The ESA's Proba-2 minisatellite captured two different views of the eclipse that you have to see to believe. So cool!

Shot by Slooh, a network of robotic observatories that live streamed the eclipse, this image of the sun will take your breath away.

"Eclipse at 'first light.' You can barely see the corner of the sun that is hiding," tweeted US astronaut Terry W. Virts about his view of the eclipse.

This image of Earth was taken by Meteosat during the eclipse — now that's a view that you don't see often!

Italian astronaut Sam Cristoforetti took this shot from her window on the International Space Station.

Some people were able to view the eclipse from their homes in Europe, like this shot from a Twitter user in Ghent, Belgium.

This stunning image of the eclipse was shot from the ESA's Proba-2 minisatellite.