The 21 Best Eclipse Moments From Around Charleston

Featured Image Credit: Blake Williams

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

Pretty cloudy day but it was still cool! #eclipse2017

A post shared by Brandon Lata (@brandonlataphoto) on Aug 21, 2017 at 7:34pm PDT

Photographing an eclipse was way over my head. But here is what I got at totality, not bad I guess. I’ll take it #pathoftotality #eclipse2017 #charlestoneclipse

A post shared by William Wright (@iamfourthkind) on Aug 21, 2017 at 4:32pm PDT

Lexi + Terran • This wedding blew me away. Not only was it on the day of one of the craziest natural phenomenons I’ve ever seen, it was one of the 5 best wedding I’ve ever shot. I can really only think of one that even comes close to the sheer amount of epic portraits we got from this wedding. • I absolutely cannot wait to blown up everyone’s instagram feed in the next few days. • Massive shoutout to the team at @pinnaclecharleston for bringing this day to life and making it unbelievable! • • • • #eclipse #eclipse2017 #solareclipse #solareclipse2017 #charlestoneclipse #charleston #sony #a7rii #profoto #wedding #weddings #weddingday #weddingdress #weddingplanner #instawedding #engagement #travel #resourcemag #resourceweddings #engaged #weddingphotography #instagood #instalike #kiss #love #landscape #sunset #bride #charlestonwedding #charlestonweddingphotographer

A post shared by Nicholas Gore (@nicholasgoreweddings) on Aug 21, 2017 at 10:35pm PDT

Total Eclipse
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

The #eclipse in #Charleston is in progress. #Eclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/mlnfxOHIp4

— Matthew Fortner (@MatthewFortner) August 21, 2017

In case you were looking for the perfect time to be up to no good….?: @abbs0722 #eclipse2017 #keeplookingup #greatamericansolareclipse #charlestonsc #mtpleasantsfinest #totality #pathoftotality #charlestoneclipse #solareclipse2017

A post shared by ?Sara? (@embracemypace) on Aug 22, 2017 at 4:49am PDT

Obviously I’m a rare charlestonian that got to witness this once in a lifetime event. It was a cool experience! #charlestonsc #charlestoneclipse #isawit #andworked #wasnthappy #mydaystartedlikeshit #eclipse2017

A post shared by Jennifer Singletary (@jennsin8) on Aug 21, 2017 at 6:03pm PDT

My sun and stars… Moon of my life. @richardbellphoto coordination by @thepetalreport dj: @bunndjjuan #eclipse #eclipsewedding #eclipse2017 #wedding #charlestoneclipse #charlestonwedding

A post shared by Wanda Cavazos (@wandacavazos) on Aug 21, 2017 at 4:55pm PDT

It’s a bird ?, it’s a plane ✈️….nope ?➡️? #charlestoneclipse #eclipse2017

A post shared by Amy Werner (@amyswerner) on Aug 21, 2017 at 4:25pm PDT