This live blog will track social media reaction to the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse as the path of totality sweeps across North America. Carbondale will enjoy four minutes of darkness starting at 1:59 p.m.
If you’re not in the path of totality, or you just want to watch as it moves across the land, tune into the SIU NASASolarSTEAM livestream. This will be the last total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. until 2044.
Items below are in reverse chronological order. Don’t forget to send us your images on X @dailyegyptian.
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Illinois @GovPritzker made the trip to Carbondale, and took time to talk with our reporter Carly Gist about his experience watching the eclipse at Saluki Stadium.#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/Pua8vkwxSB
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
“Diamond ring” formed during total solar eclipse in Carbondale, IL. pic.twitter.com/AY5HfkZ9AL
— New York Post (@nypost) April 8, 2024
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Check out this timelapse video from Downtown Buffalo as the #TotalSolarEclipse takes over. pic.twitter.com/qI3uh6gP7L
— 7 News WKBW (@WKBW) April 8, 2024
Our view from the Daily Egyptian office!
Have any cool photos or videos from today? Feel free to send it to us by tagging us @dailyegyptian and we might feature it in this week’s eclipse edition!#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/WDnPhDCxLT
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
The total solar eclipse just arrived in Carbondale, Illinois. https://t.co/jQH8oOMeGp pic.twitter.com/wesmrIhPSW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 8, 2024
The Solar Eclipse in Carbondale, Illinois! pic.twitter.com/8nq1C5Nj2f
— WICS ABC 20 (@wics_abc20) April 8, 2024
We’re going to be taking a break to watch the eclipse along with the rest of you!
Feel free to share any photos or videos from today and tag us, and we might feature it in this week’s edition!
Dominique Martinez-Powell#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/PXbZv6YHef
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
solar eclipse dallas tx. wow. pic.twitter.com/Mp2mhhfKnj
— Clix (@Clix) April 8, 2024
TOTAL ECLIPSE in North Texas!
WATCH LIVE eclipse coverage here: https://t.co/tQ2Zyh96io pic.twitter.com/aOGuHAMulq
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) April 8, 2024
Only half an hour away from the big moment, and people are still filing into Saluki Stadium to witness the total solar eclipse!
Totality begins at 1:59 p.m. in Carbondale.
Video by Enan Chediak. Photo by Alli Goering.#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/w0CaQ0uRwi
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
About a half hour before we get to the #TotalSolarEclipse here in Carbondale, Illinois pic.twitter.com/dPxtOLeLQ8
— Ginger Zee (@Ginger_Zee) April 8, 2024
Solar eclipse over North Texas! Here’s a look at the partial eclipse from Fair Park in Dallas.
Follow our latest photos and video here: https://t.co/9vaMA1o0yP pic.twitter.com/C2hSbmwrcZ
— WFAA (@wfaa) April 8, 2024
Get a peek behind the scenes in the Banterra Center control room as SIU athletics video services prepares for totality.
Photos by Jason Isele#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/yMRQGj8Ff3
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
Live Visuals of Total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico as seen from Earth Orbit – space!#Eclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/ja2bw9HYTN
— Vishal Verma (@VishalVerma_9) April 8, 2024
| AHORA: Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. pic.twitter.com/DysBAnVO5x
— UHN PLUS (@UHN_Plus) April 8, 2024
Videographer Mani Chamarthi meets with several vendors near Saluki Stadium as totality nears on eclipse day.#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/FGWMAHekeS
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
Mazatlán, Mexico has reached totality The first city to experience #Eclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/AcdeptfCKX
— Collin Gross (@CollinGrossWx) April 8, 2024
It’s starting in Carbondale. IL pic.twitter.com/yvyeznmP5n
— stephen (@ericserati68) April 8, 2024
⚫| AHORA: Eclipse solar desde Mazatlán, México. pic.twitter.com/EDQCDyKSLp
— Somos Cosmos (@InformaCosmos) April 8, 2024
@cbsmornings “Try to be in the moment”: @Bill Nye emphasizes the importance of being present to experience the shared phenomenon of the total solar eclipse. #eclipse #solareclipse #billnye #science #space #phenomenon #present ♬ original sound – CBS Mornings
Carbondale doesn’t mess around when it comes to eclipses! pic.twitter.com/gCDQ3GJHqU
— Joseph Miscimarra (@jmisci) April 8, 2024
Our reporters are meeting people from all across the country coming to Carbondale to see the eclipse!#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/GCkAjqbYyi
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
Solar eclipse as seen on Reuters live stream from Mazatlán, Mexico.#TotalSolarEclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2024 #EclipseSolar2024
pic.twitter.com/aylY0UpMPW— Breaking News (@TheNewsTrending) April 8, 2024
Now we see the full shadow in the Pacific ocean with some of penumbra far around it!
Epic! #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/76IUdVuppH
— Weather Track US (@weathertrackus) April 8, 2024
The gates are open! People are filing into Saluki Stadium for the watch party beginning at noon.
Simeon Hardley#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/JL6MoeQYTO
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
.@mattriversabc joins us from Mazatlán, Mexico, the first land stop for today’s Solar Eclipse! #EclipseAcrossAmerica pic.twitter.com/2sbPYQomEc
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) April 8, 2024
From Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and everywhere in between, the city of Carbondale expects thousands of visitors for today’s eclipse.
Our reporters in the field talked with some of them this morning.#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/OUTlBp6iLv
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
The Salukis are here and ready for the eclipse!
Alli Goering#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/6WRKQ9v8as
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
The Total Solar Eclipse crowds have arrived on campus! Saluki Stadium will be packed! #eclipsesiu pic.twitter.com/rZDL1GiQtN
— SIU Alumni (@SIUAlumni) April 8, 2024
What the eclipse will look like where you are
The Washington Post pic.twitter.com/jF96WG3iRT
— Spellbinding Odyssey (@SpellOdyssey) April 8, 2024
From national media to our very own Salukis, everyone is getting ready for today’s total solar eclipse at Saluki Stadium.
Simeon Hardley
Follow the Daily Egyptian for continuing coverage throughout the day!#EclipseSIU #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/i97G1RIbN6
— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
If you’re within the path of the upcoming solar eclipse, get ready to witness a breathtaking celestial event.
Don’t forget to capture the moment and share your best eclipse photos with us! pic.twitter.com/xwryEjdfoI— Daily Egyptian (@dailyegyptian) April 8, 2024
Today’s solar eclipse from space ✨️ #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse2024 pic.twitter.com/oNXCoxwHjj
— #BigDiscoveries (@Big_Discoveries) April 8, 2024
We want you to watch the total solar #eclipse. We just don’t want it to be the last thing you see.
How to watch safely: https://t.co/E1wDcSjF4P
April 8 livestream: https://t.co/1c4ystgCfm pic.twitter.com/rjpREhQU3b— NASA (@NASA) April 5, 2024
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