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Photos: Solar eclipse viewing from the Empire State Building

By Mike Waterhouse
Monday, August 21, 2017
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People gathered on rooftops in Midtown Manhattan to watch the 2017 solar eclipse, as viewed from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People stopped and watched the 2017 solar eclipse while in Herald Square, as viewed from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People gathered on rooftops in Midtown Manhattan to watch the 2017 solar eclipse, as viewed from the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People gathered in a pedestrian park in Midtown Manhattan to watch the 2017 solar eclipse, as viewed from the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
Dozens of people watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building on Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People in Midtown Manhattan paused for a moment to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People in Midtown Manhattan paused for a moment and used a reflective box viewer to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People in Midtown Manhattan paused for a moment and used a pinhole device to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People in Midtown Manhattan paused for a moment to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
People in Midtown Manhattan paused for a moment to watch the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (WABC Photo/Mike Waterhouse)
NEW YORK (WABC) -- One of the most interesting sights in being outside during a solar eclipse isn't the eclipse itself -- it's all of the people looking up to try to catch a glimpse of it.

There's no better place to capture moments like this in New York City than atop the Empire State Building's 86th floor observation deck. During Monday's eclipse, which was viewable in the NYC area, we visited the ESB and toured different parts of Midtown Manhattan.

Check out the photos we captured in the gallery above. Did you snap your own eclipse photos? Send them to us on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #abc7NY.



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