We asked community members and our staff to gather up a few favorite photos from their solar eclipse experience. 

From serene nature settings to packed city parks, from Avon to Irvington, you delivered. 

The scenes vary but they share common threads: Smiling faces, togetherness and joy.

[We followed the Eclipse Guide comic strip — did you?]

Credit: Jennifer Delgadillo/Mirror Indy
Shot with an iPhone using a Hestia Vaonis “smart phone telescope.” Not perfect, but allowed me to enjoy the experience with my family more and fiddle around with my gear far less. Credit: Jason R. Totten
Credit: Taylor Leonard
Credit: Wendy Schrepferman
The eclipse with partial coverage, seen from Rhodius Park. Credit: Enrique Saenz/Mirror Indy
Adelle Stokes and Pam Hardy, members of the bicycle group Riverside Riders, rode the riverside promenade during eclipse. Credit: Jessica Dunson
Moon pies and eclipse glasses on blankets and grass. Credit: Sylvia Thomas
Enrique and his family at Rhodius Park. Credit: Enrique Saez/Mirror Indy
A man in Irvington holds a sign that reads “moon me.” Credit: Amanda Kingsbury/Mirror Indy
Credit: Jennifer Delgadillo/Mirror Indy
A Gillig low floor 1512 IndyGo bus on the 3E route at Arlington Avenue and 38th Street in Indianapolis, during the solar eclipse. Credit: William Hazen
A photographer readies a camera and tripod at the 10th Street basin of the Indy Canal. Credit: Janet Fry
Dai Eades on her quilt made by her great-grandmother, with a group of visitors from Chicago. Credit: Sylvia Thomas
Self-portrait with eclipse glasses. Credit: Janet Fry
West siders Emma Cater (from left), Elizabeth Elliott and Madison Miazgowicz kayak on Eagle Creek Reservoir during the eclipse. Credit: Madison Miazgowicz
The total eclipse, seen from Highland Park. Credit: Whitney Walker
People watch the eclipse at Fletcher Park on the near east side of Indianapolis. Credit: Emily Hopkins/Mirror Indy
A sign at Normal Coffee in Garfield Park. Credit: Sylvia Thomas
Credit: Sophie Young/Mirror Indy
Joe Snee, and his son, Jonah Snee, 4 years-old, traveled from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota to experience a total eclipse. The pair brought along a selection of books to learn as much as they could about the event. The total eclipse on, Monday, April 8, 2024, at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park, in Avon, Ind. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
People watch the eclipse at the Kile Oak in Irvington. Credit: Amanda Kingsbury/Mirror Indy
Credit: Amanda Kingsbury/Mirror Indy
The total eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park in Avon, Ind. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
A view of totality from some west siders on kayaks on the water of Eagle Creek Reservoir. Credit: Madison Miazgowicz
This photo was taken at Garfield Park as part of the Total Eclipse of the Parks event. Visitors came from near and far to celebrate. There was live music and everyone was all smiles. Credit: Savannah Harris
John Clark checks the progression of the eclipse by layering his eye glasses with eclipse classes on the Indy Canal. Credit: Janet Fry
The total eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, at W.S. Gibbs Memorial Park in Avon, Ind. Credit: Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy
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Credit: Colleen Curtin
Taylor Lewandowski watches the eclipse in Garfield Park. Credit: Sylvia Thomas
“Heart of the Moon,” hands of Marcus Lloyd. Credit: Funmi Baker

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