Solar Eclipse 2017: See Photos From Around Ohio

For a few hours on Monday, Northeast Ohioans proceeded outside, donned silly looking glasses (or held cereal boxes to their eyes) and stared at the total solar eclipse. In what has proven to be an often soggy and chaotic summer, the once-in-a-lifetime (sort of) event was a welcome reprieve. Thousands of people flocked to Edgewater Park to soak in the sun, hear the strum of acoustic guitars, and eagerly take in the eclipse.

The last solar eclipse was in 1979, which nullifies the once-in-a-lifetime claim for many Americans. For Ohioans, it also wasn't a complete, total eclipse. It was still a spectacular sight.

The next solar eclipse will be visible in Ohio in 2024 (again, not so much a once-in-a-lifetime event). Ohioans will again have prime seating for that event. So keep the Bonnie Tyler on rotation.

Patch has gathered up some of the photos and social media posts from throughout the region.

Photos from Edgewater Park are below.

Photos from Lakewood Park are below:

From throughout Northeast Ohio:

Photos of Edgewater from Chris Mosby, Patch

Photos of Lakewood Park from Rick Uldricks, Patch