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From Oregon to South Carolina, a historic total solar eclipse awed an entire nation as cities along the path of the eclipse fell into complete darkness for a brief moment on Monday, August 21.
Folks that were within the 70-mile wide path of totality captured the rare and striking celestial phenomenon on camera, as the moon moved between the sun and Earth and completely blocked the solar surface. For a couple of minutes, a dark shadow was cast on our planet.
As the sun re-emerged from behind the moon, it created an astonishing “diamond ring” effect. People from all over came to the Holy City to watch this rare and spectacular event. Here are some of the best moments captured from around Charleston of Monday’s total solar eclipse.
The total solar eclipse looked amazing in Charleston! #totalsolareclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/ZoxOhYmGR0
— City of Charleston (@CityCharleston) August 21, 2017
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Charleston, South Carolina pic.twitter.com/6dNChx5KKR— Southeast Pics (@SouthEastPics) August 21, 2017
South Carolina just north of Charleston during complete corona. So dark lights in park came on. #eclipse2017 #eclipse17 #eclipse pic.twitter.com/wrfaT1y8Ka
— CountryBeforeParty? (@LynneMStudios) August 22, 2017
THIS IS THE SOLAR ECLIPSE!!!!!! ? GET OUT THE WAY SUN!!! Great to see history in Greenville South Carolina. #SolarEclipse2017 #GreenvilleSC pic.twitter.com/PeIL8xZw0J
— Jr Lemuel (@jrlemuel271) August 21, 2017
Solar eclipse just started in Charleston, SC. Looks like PacMan ☀️ ? pic.twitter.com/OeV2C79tZr
— Anna Khait (@Annakhait) August 21, 2017
Day turns to night in Charleston for the total eclipse pic.twitter.com/hK6stbR3Z4
— cameron stewart (@camstewarttheoz) August 21, 2017
The moment it went dark during the #Eclipse #SolarEclipse #Charleston pic.twitter.com/LSsBgEfGTW
— Luke Reasoner (@lukereasoner) August 21, 2017
Our son @ColinShock got this eclipse pic with his iPhone in Charleston, SC. pic.twitter.com/LFzaW0tE7b
— Greg Shock (@gregshock) August 21, 2017
The #eclipse in #Charleston is in progress. #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/mlnfxOHIp4
— Matthew Fortner (@MatthewFortner) August 21, 2017
My favorite part of the #charlestoneclipse was everyone’s reaction #Eclipse2017 #SolarEclipse2017 #Totality #TotalityAwesome pic.twitter.com/RfpS4Lg5Db
— Kasha Patel (@KashaPatel) August 21, 2017
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Image Credit: NASA
The #eclipse in #Charleston is in progress. #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/mlnfxOHIp4
— Matthew Fortner (@MatthewFortner) August 21, 2017
Image Credit: Blake Williams