PHOTOS: Kelowna captures the solar eclipse

The highly anticipated solar eclipse came and went on Monday morning with millions of eyes across North America tuning in.

In Kelowna, the peak of the eclipse was 10:25 a.m. and while it didn't get dark like it did in Oregon, it got noticeably dimmer for a handful of minutes.

At KelownaNow, we were parked out on our roof taking high-quality photos that you can see below, but we weren't the only ones capturing the rare phenomenon.

Here are some of our photos (see the full album here) and a few more from people capturing the eclipse from all over the Okanagan.

We'll keep adding to the story as more photos are posted to social media and sent into news@kelownanow.com, and we'll have another story with some of the best photos from across North America this afternoon!

A post shared by KelownaNow (@kelownanow) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:15am PDT

Solar eclipse this morning in Kelowna, BC.

A post shared by Laura Johnson (@okv_pix) on Aug 21, 2017 at 12:30pm PDT

I couldn't resist the Eclipse! 🙌🏼😎 . . . #solareclipse #eclipse #kelowna #kelownabc #kelownanow #okanagan #canada #britishcolumbia #beautifulbc #lens #filters #canoncanada #canoncanada150 #canada🇨🇦 #landosphotos #250mm #sun #moon

A post shared by P H O T O G R A P H E R (@landos.photos) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:45am PDT

Solar eclipse #okanagan #telescope #okanaganlife #vacation ##eclipse #solareclipse #kelowna

A post shared by Markus Steiner (@_markus.steiner_) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:08am PDT

Solar Eclipse 🌚🌞 #solareclipse #okanaganlife #kelowna #lakecountry #ylw #kelownanow #tourismkelowna #beautifulbc #explorebc #bc #canada #nofilter #2017eclipse

A post shared by Tina Tang (@tinnatang) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:00am PDT

Thanks to my d.i.y #solar #lens (2polarized lens plus disc) I can see what's happening today 😻#partial #solar #eclipse #kelowna #bc #canada #kelownanow #kelownaviews #infonewskelowna #explorekelowna #hellobc #ylw #bcisbeautiful #moon #sun #sky #nature #naturelover #eclipse2017 #okanagan #photooftheday

A post shared by Merlyn (@merlynguildersonphotography) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:30am PDT

Watching the Solar Eclipse today! Very cool to view the sun through the special solar eclipse glasses! #solareclipse

A post shared by Delta Grand Okanagan Resort (@deltagrandhotel) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:37am PDT

We were told to not look directly at the sun. We looked through our phones instead 🌒This is a shot @norsewulf took of the #solareclipse2017

A post shared by Roketto (@helloroketto) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:39am PDT

Best shot we could get here in Kelowna at 10:25am of a partial #solareclipse #eclipse #eclipse2017 #solar #solareclipse2017 #kelowna #okanaganphotographer #kelownanow #castanet #amazing @nasa

A post shared by Dr. Crippen MD CCFP FCFP (@dermmedica) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:49am PDT

#flipflops #oldnavy #lgg6 #newphone #kelowna #by the lake #eclipse #summer #chillywiththesuncovered #cardboardbox #niceoldguy #wheretheresawilltheresaway #dontbetoshytoask A nice gentleman had this HUGE box made for the eclipse so of course I asked to borrow it and made an idiot of myself by sitting under it on the beach to get this shot haha. Lifes too ahort not to do silly things that make you laugh

A post shared by Dana (@flipflopsruleshoesdrool) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:48am PDT

The office blinds are creating an eclipse "Row" on the box of envelopes beside me! #eclipse #eclipse2017 #kelowna #studio9kelowna

A post shared by Patricia (@pattirocs) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:42am PDT

Thank you to the stranger who lost their raybans in the lake! Perfect view here in Kelowna #eclipse #eclipse2017 #kelowna #rayban #sunglasses #beach #canada

A post shared by Terry Boyce (@tboyce18) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:44am PDT

Though 9 pairs of sunglasses this is the best I could get of any of the #solareclipse #solareclipse2017 #sunglasses #kelowna

A post shared by matthew ho (@hyrulerofcanada) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:53am PDT

This really wasn't my desired shot of the #solareclipse that I wanted but the light entering my camera made a really cool effect! #photography #outdoors #solareclipse #sunbeams #canada150 #beautifulbc #intergalactic #kelowna

A post shared by Laura Carruthers (@laura.carruthers) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:58am PDT

Today is a new moon and an ideal time for fresh starts, a solar eclipse makes setting new goals more important because their influence lasts six months instead of four weeks. The conjunction to fixed star Regulus makes this a confident and adventurous eclipse phase. 🌘

A post shared by Summerhill Pyramid Winery (@summerhillwine) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:04am PDT

Peak of darkness 🌒 #solareclipse #okanagan #kelownanow #solareclipse2017 #okanaganview #bcviews #solareclipsebc

A post shared by alana ouellet♡ (@alanaouellet) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:50am PDT

Solar Eclipse #eclipse #kelownanow #kelownaviews #okanaganphotography

A post shared by Harold Schock (@harold.schock) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:30am PDT

"Sometimes, I think of the Sun and the Moon as lovers who rarely meet, always chase, and almost always miss one another. But once in a while, they do catch up and they kiss, and the world stares in awe of their eclipse." ☀🌕

A post shared by Kelowna Wedding Photographer (@kevintrowbridge) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:25am PDT

Eclipse'n..... #kelowna #kelownanow #natureshot #eclipse2017 #beautifulbritishcolumbia #hellobc #travelbc #kelownaviews #kelownabc #okanaganlife #okanagan #sun #eclipse #explorebc #beautifulbritishcolumbia #landscapehunter #landscapestyles #landscape_captures #landscape_lovers #naturehippys #naturesbeauty #natureshot

A post shared by Kyle Sanguin (@kylesanguin) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:29am PDT

Today's eclipse projected in our homemade pinhole box! So very cool. 🌙 #solareclipse #eclipse #kelownaeclipse #kelowna #okanagan #kelownanow

A post shared by LeighMcK (@leighmck13) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:52am PDT

Ok. Here is my best shot of the real thing... For those of you who don't care about the camera jargon, this is just a picture of the solar eclipse of August 2017. For those of you who do: shot directly into the sun with my @canoncanada 7d MK ii with my 70-200 f2.8L is ii @ 200mm. 1/8000 of a second, f / 32 ISO 100. My camera is perfectly fine... glad I didn't waste hundreds of dollars on a solar filter! (See link in my story for high res)

A post shared by John Entwistle - Whistler (@entwistlephoto) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:53am PDT

Solar Eclipse from Kelowna Bc. . . . . . #solareclipse #eclipse2017 #eclipse #astrophotography #filterneeded #filter #kelowna #kelownabc #kelownanow #kelownalife #kelownaviews #okanagan #okanaganlake #explorebc #explorecanada #exploreokanagan #canada #canoncanada150 #canon #canon80d #250mm

A post shared by P H O T O G R A P H E R (@landos.photos) on Aug 21, 2017 at 12:02pm PDT

🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔 ✨totally rad eclipse today... Any excuse for me to bust out my dandy kiln glasses from 1952 ... Did anyone here in Kelowna see the plane fly right through the sun during the eclipse!?!? Swipe to see video attached ... #mercury #moon #sun #eclipse2017 #poser #selfieoftheday #potterynerd #peacenlove #kelownanow 🌻

A post shared by Kiln 9 Ceramics | Candace Webb (@kiln9ceramics) on Aug 21, 2017 at 12:17pm PDT

We can't wait to see all of your beautiful #eclipse photos! . . . #lensandshutter #solareclipse #eclipse #eclipse2017 #community #downtown #downtownkelowna #kelowna #kelownanow #kelownalife #photo #photography #okanagan #okanaganphotography #okanaganphotographer #d750

A post shared by Kelowna Store (@lensandshutter_kelowna) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:54am PDT

It was amazing watching the #partial #solar #eclipse #eclipse2017 thanks to my #polarized #filters and a film of disc I managed to get this #photooftheday #moon and #sun #photo taken around 11:15 am when moon is moving away from the sun at #kelowna #bc #canada #kelownanow #kelownaviews #bcisbeautiful #nature #naturephotography #naturelover #okanagan #globalnews #globalnewsone

A post shared by Merlyn (@merlynguildersonphotography) on Aug 21, 2017 at 12:49pm PDT

Okanagan Solar Eclipse . . . . #solareclipse #eclipse #okanaganphotography #supernaturalbc #kelownaviews #kelownaphotography #kelownanow #spacedotcom

A post shared by Harold Schock (@harold.schock) on Aug 21, 2017 at 1:22pm PDT

Kelowna's Eclipse #eclipse2017

A post shared by James Jansen (@jamesajansen) on Aug 21, 2017 at 1:08pm PDT