--- title: Total Solar Eclipse: Funniest Memes and Reactions description: The internet has jokes about the Great American Eclipse of 2017. canonical: https://time.com/4908745/total-solar-eclipse-memes/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-21T15:49:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:38.101Z og:title: Here Are the Funniest Total Solar Eclipse Memes og:description: The eclipse jokes are rolling in og:url: https://time.com/4908745/total-solar-eclipse-memes/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c72ee49da44582c/6988da77fb4eacf372893617/total-solar-eclipse-hat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4563 og:image:height: 2567 og:image:alt: Total solar eclipse 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here Are the Funniest Total Solar Eclipse Memes twitter:description: The eclipse jokes are rolling in twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c72ee49da44582c/6988da77fb4eacf372893617/total-solar-eclipse-hat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Are the Funniest Total Solar Eclipse Memes > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images) ALLIANCE, NE - AUGUST 20: Hank Fridell, of Custer South Dakota, test out his eclipse glasses and his foil hat while visiting Carhenge with a group of friends on August 20, 2017 in Alliance, Nebraska. Fridell came to watch Monday's total solar eclipse. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images) RJ Sangosti—Denver Post via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Aug 21, 2017 3:49 PM UTC Monday’s the big day. The day America has been waiting for. It’s [total solar eclipse](http://time.com/4907357/total-solar-eclipse-2017-america/) go-time. Viewers in states across the U.S. will be able to glimpse what’s being called the [Great American Eclipse](http://time.com/4894416/solar-eclipse-2017-meaning/) as the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking its rays for a few brief moments. While we’ve known about this astronomical event for years, the hype has only gotten real in the last week. Some have traveled miles to be present in the path of totality, whether they’ve hitched a ride aboard a [dedicated Caribbean cruise](http://time.com/4902109/total-eclipse-of-the-heart-bonnie-tyler-cruise/) or headed out to special festivals and [sold-out](http://time.com/4878968/total-solar-eclipse-2017-traffic/) campgrounds in Oregon. Others are staying put with hope that skies will be clear enough to spot the occurrence from a window or street. One thing is certain: as this is the first total solar eclipse to cast its shadow across the contiguous U.S. since 1979 — with the next one not expected [until 2024](http://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/) — the excitement is palpable. Turns out Americans love science, after all. **_NEXT:_** [**_Watch the Whole Total Solar Eclipse in 4 Minutes_**](http://time.com/4900280/total-solar-eclipse-2017-video-watch/) There are also some safety hazards: staring directly at the sun with naked eyes can be permanently damaging. Specially-designed eclipse glasses have been selling out nationwide, making it hard for some to find ample protection in time for the light show, and providing plenty of fodder for memes. Below, a roundup of some of the funniest memes so far about preparations for — and the experience of — watching the big eclipse go down. > [](https://twitter.com/Grady/status/899621641273171971) > [](https://twitter.com/ParisHilton/status/899598907788972032) > [](https://twitter.com/ogNickelodeon/status/899434917733560321) > [](https://twitter.com/gnuman1979/status/899105237302206464) > [](https://twitter.com/Drebae%5F/status/899415540229218306) > [](https://twitter.com/Goodtweet%5Fman/status/899340056640475136) > [](https://twitter.com/hpasley/status/899308807406440448) > [](https://twitter.com/andylassner/status/899059342200012800) > [](https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat/status/899639193751756800) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4908745/total-solar-eclipse-memes/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4908745/total-solar-eclipse-memes/"},"headline":"Here Are the Funniest Total Solar Eclipse Memes","datePublished":"2017-08-21T15:49:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:46:38.101Z","description":"The internet has jokes about the Great American Eclipse of 2017.","url":"https://time.com/4908745/total-solar-eclipse-memes/","keywords":["Newsfeed","solar eclipse","Eclipse","space 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c72ee49da44582c/6988da77fb4eacf372893617/total-solar-eclipse-hat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2c72ee49da44582c/6988da77fb4eacf372893617/total-solar-eclipse-hat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Total solar eclipse 2017","caption":"Total solar eclipse 2017","creditText":"RJ Sangosti—Denver Post via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4908745/total-solar-eclipse-memes/","name":"Here Are the Funniest Total Solar Eclipse Memes"}}]}] ```