Thanks to a mostly foggy and cloudy morning, the partial eclipse was partially obscured at its peak around 10:30 this morning, but that didn't stop many from going out to try to see it — hopefully using all the necessary precautions to protect their retinas!

The fog helped in part to give some glimpses and photo ops for some — I used my selfie camera to get the fuzzy photo below, but others fared better.

For Northern California, the next total solar eclipse will happen in 2045, as Vox explains, but in seven years' time, on April 8, 2024, parts of Maine, Vermont, upstate New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas will get to experience totality.

🌙 solar eclipse viewing party #LifeAtVisa #yolo #SFsummer #solareclipse2017 #solareclipse #nofilter

A post shared by Marisa Badua (@aloha_marisa) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:12am PDT

View of the #eclipse today from #sanmateo. Not sure why the #solarflare on my lens turned into a ring at this point but I guess it looks cool since we didn't get totality here. #california #bayarea #solareclipse #totaleclipse #totalsolareclipse2017 #wildbayarea #sfgate #streetsofsf #sf #sfbay #sfbayarea #igerssf #wildcalifornia #alwayssf #visitcalifornia #westcoast_exposures #ig_shotz #ig_photooftheday #ig_bliss #abc7news #kron4 #nbcbayarea

A post shared by Mike Cohen (@mjcohenphoto) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:56am PDT

My love for astronomy is eclipsed only by my love for photography. Was not partial to the clouds this morning but I think they totally helped! #eclipse2017

A post shared by Kevin Verbael (@kevinv) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:20am PDT

Related: Video: People Watching The Eclipse At SF Civic Center Despite The Fog And Clouds

Photo: Joe Herman