Columbians Witnessed, and Documented, Eclipse Totality
Students, faculty, and staff ventured beyond New York City to witness eclipse totality this week, and showed us what they saw.
Earlier this week, hundreds of Columbians gathered on our campuses to witness the solar eclipse as it briefly blotted out most of the sun above New York City.
But some of our University's most intrepid and astronomy-enthusiastic denizens decided they wanted to experience the total eclipse, and so they ventured into the path of totality, which ran diagonally across North America from Mexico to Texas to Maine to Quebec. Here are some of the pictures our enthusiasts took on their travels.
Share your own eclipse photos by tagging @columbia on social platforms.
Wondering what to do with your glasses now that the big event is over and the next total eclipse viewable from the contiguous United States won't be until 2044? Check out Astronomers Without Borders' eclipse glasses recycling program or stop by a Warby Parker (the closest to Columbia's Morningside campus is at 2875 Broadway)!