Despite fog across the Bay Area, people in San Francisco and Oakland flocked to viewing events for a glimpse of the first total solar eclipse visible across the nation since 1979.

At Civic Center, where the city gave away 5,000 eclipse glasses before running out, long lines gathered.

Hundreds of workers gather at Civic Center to view Solar Eclipse in San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/rN7BPXogCd

— Mohammed Nuru (@MrCleanSF) August 21, 2017

We just had a #totalsolareclipseoftheheart! #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/S362DbnBZ5

— Mayor Ed Lee (@mayoredlee) August 21, 2017

Others took to the Exploratorium and parks around San Francisco:

A post shared by Golnaz Shahmirzadi (@golnazsh) on Aug 21, 2017 at 12:19pm PDT

Tourists and locals watching the evolving 76% eclipse transform in San Francisco's Alamo Square neighborhood. With the glasses I was able to see the crescent 🌙 come to life. #sf_insta #sanfrancisco #sf_visit #alamosquare #unlimitedsanfrancisco #onlyinsf #eclipse2017 #eclipse #sun #clouds #sky #eclipsesolar #eclipsesanfrancisco #travel 🌞🌝🌑🌒🌞🌝⭐🌙☀ "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth". - - - Buddha

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In Oakland, crowds gathered at the Chabot Space and Science Center and at the main branch of the Oakland Library. 

Hoping for clearing skies but full house+ @ChabotSpace Every theater & room steaming live #EclipseDay #NASA feeds #FREE till 1pm #Oakland pic.twitter.com/Gmg0EznXAw

— Jean Quan (@jeanquan) August 21, 2017

It may be foggy , but we're getting good glimpses of the #eclipse2017 ! pic.twitter.com/YorsmfV99E

— ChabotSpace (CSSC) (@ChabotSpace) August 21, 2017

Solar Eclipse best viewing today @OPLadvocate @OUSDNews @MetWestHS @oaklibrary thank you for sharing the wonder pic.twitter.com/qhPky3ueO4

— Chapter 510 (@chptr510) August 21, 2017

Armed with eclipse glasses and DIY pinhole cameras created with everything from colanders to cereal boxes, sky-watchers managed to capture stunning shots as the moon passed in front of the sun:

Just an other picture of the eclipse, with the Cupid's Span and Bay Bridge at the foreground. .
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.#cupidsspan #b… https://t.co/fSThhtVbOq pic.twitter.com/9YDRSxeGZC

— Maxence Derreumaux (@maxencedx) August 21, 2017

Partial solar eclipse in the midst of the clouds of San Francisco from downtown on the 17th floor #eclipse

A post shared by Jenn Ng (@jennism) on Aug 21, 2017 at 9:55am PDT

@RogueNASA @Badlands_NPS @NASAJPL @NASAClimate #Eclipse #eclispe2017 as seen from #UnionSquare #SanFrancisco #NikeStatue #GoddessOfVictory pic.twitter.com/5EtF1eOuOO

— Roger Keeton (@RogerThatZoya) August 21, 2017

Here's a time lapse of the eclipse arcing over the SF ferry building. @cnnireport @natgeo @sfchronicle @sfgate @nikonusa

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And no one let Karl the Fog have the last word in the eclipse, even in some of the foggier areas:

Yes, @KarlTheFog photobombed an entire cosmic phenomenon this morning, but nothing a little @NASA livestream can't fix. #Eclipse/ 📷@lalpert pic.twitter.com/a3qi1RJIC7

— CA AcademyOfSciences (@calacademy) August 21, 2017