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It finally came. The sun-blocking moment folks have been freaking out about for months, dropping serious cash for weird and wild viewing packages in the process, arrived Monday morning.

Here in Seattle, the solar eclipse was only at 92 percent, but people flocked to a number of solid viewing locations around the city for the once-in-decades event. Fortunately, the eclipse didn’t trigger some doomsday catastrophy, unless of course you’re trying to drive through Oregon right now. Based on initial social media reactions, the biggest disturbance was a slight temperature dip and some animals getting a little wigged out. (If you missed it, you can watch a replay here.)

On the bright side (not an eclipse pun), our perpetually logjammed roads were as deserted as they could be as the eclipse slightly darkened the city.

Opinions on whether the solar event of the century (pretty low bar) lived up to the hype were decidedly mixed. But at the very least we got some cool pictures out of the deal. Take a jaw-dropping shot of your own? Follow Seattle magazine on Instagram and tag us with your pics for a chance to be featured.

Like everyone else here’s the view from #Seattle pic.twitter.com/jijbmI2VUa

— Joshua Read (@FirstKraken) August 21, 2017

Wow it’s getting dark and it’s getting cold now #eclipse #Seattle pic.twitter.com/prMHfbhgtl

— Jaena (@jaenanananana) August 21, 2017

#Eclipse through prism film at start (bottom) and 90% (top) in #Seattle. pic.twitter.com/wfZElJRQ2U

— Philip A Kramer, PhD (@PhilipKramer9) August 21, 2017

Noticeably darker and cooler. About 5 minutes to the peak of the #eclipse in Seattle. Watching with @edronco and about 50 new friends. pic.twitter.com/DYMIQ0ro0E

— David Dodman (@daviddodman) August 21, 2017

What the #eclipse looks like now in Burien (south of Seattle). pic.twitter.com/gpa0aISqMZ

— Omaha Sternberg (@omahas) August 21, 2017

Sun update: more covered, getting dimmer out pic.twitter.com/UJYZupNPS4

— hacker cat (@KaukoBird) August 21, 2017

The answer to Seattle’s traffic problems. #SolarEclispe2017 pic.twitter.com/VbsNgIQCn7

— Kelly Just (@Just1Kelly) August 21, 2017

 

I shot the eclipse through my nerd glasses and made some art. Sony A7rii // Sony FE 70-200 f4

A post shared by – Erik Hecht – (@erikhecht) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:17am PDT

 

#2017solareclipse #summer2017 #seattle #solareclipse #solarcity

A post shared by Double D (@dd_808) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:22am PDT

 

I was a bit worried that we would miss the eclipse since we’re at Seattle Children’s Hospital all day but we had a perfectly timed break and security was handing out glasses. Thanks @seattlechildrens! #eclipse #eclipse2017

A post shared by Chris (@hikingchris) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:23am PDT

Here’s a look before and during the peak of the eclipse from Seattle’s Kerry Park. Didn’t get as dark as I expected. #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/WXxfkJYbyi

— Vanessa Martínez (@vnessamartinez) August 21, 2017