Getty The total solar eclipse is viewed from Charleston, South Carolina, on August 21, 2017.
South Carolina was in the path of totality for the solar eclipse today, which meant the viewers were treated to a phenomenal sight today. Viewers in North Carolina also took some stunning photos of today’s eclipse.
GettyPeople watch the total solar eclipse in Charleston, South Carolina, on August 21, 2017.
A total solar eclipse happens when the moon’s disk completely covers the sun’s disk in the sky. For a couple minutes, the sun is shadowed by the moon, leaving brief darkness in the area as the moon shadows the sun. It’s a unique and fascinating experience.
Pictures taken by my wife, Lisa, of the solar eclipse from our back steps in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina:
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My dad, uncle and cousins drove to South Carolina to be in the direct path of the eclipse
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From Oregon to South Carolina, a stretch of about 70 miles in America had a “path of totality” to see the solar eclipse 100 percent. This included areas in Idaho, Illinois, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. In areas where there was a full eclipse, the temperature could drop as much as 10 degrees.
Here are some photos from North Carolina. The path of totality wasn’t here, but viewers still had a spectacular sight.
I took some pics with my iPhone through a Welding shield of the solar eclipse this is in North Carolina
Traffic was higher in areas in the path of totality, but for people who traveled to see the eclipse, it was well worth it. We won’t have another total solar eclipse in the U.S. until 2024.