They came, they saw, they took photos: Vancouver's big sun-block party

Hundreds of people gathered outside their offices across downtown Vancouverto watch the partial eclipse.

For many it was the first time.

Much of the downtown core took on a block party feeling, as people gathered and shared their glasses and viewing boxes.

Some found inventive ways to watch the eclipse.

Others found creative ways to photograph the sun with welder's glass and get a cool new profile pic.

As the eclipse approached peak, people across British Columbia began to feel the chill.

There was plenty of time to capture the perfect moment in Vancouver, as the transit took over two hours to complete.

Here is what the eclipse looked like sped up from a special CBC camera set up at Science World.

Solar eclipse from Vancouver

7 years ago

Duration 0:56

The moon blocked 86 per cent of the sun during the peak of a partial eclipse in Vancouver.