This Is What the Solar Eclipse Looked Like Across the Country

Chanel Vargas
Updated
Photo credit: Twitter
Photo credit: Twitter

From Country Living

Monday marked the first total solar eclipse viewable in the United States since 1918. Moving from coast to coast, the eclipse began moving Monday morning at about 10 a.m. local time in Oregon and was set to end around 3 p.m. local time in South Carolina. While it only lasted between one minute and three minutes in any given location, that didn't stop first-time and veteran eclipse watchers from pulling up front-row seats. Here's how it looked across the country:

Finally my dream come true! Successfully shot the amazing full eclipse. Here is the final shot of Full Eclipse seen from Madras Oregon! Process: Total 7 exposures. Shot on Canon Mark 5D iii at 800mm (400mm lens and 2X extender) I did bring a laptop to edit this to keep it real time for you all. Huge thanks to my friend @madcapwanderer for assisting me!

A post shared by niaz uddin (@neohumanity) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:35am PDT

The total eclipse only occurred within a 70-mile path from Oregon to South Carolina, while the rest of the United States experienced a partial eclipse.

Some lucky people on flights in the pathway of totality even got to see the eclipse from above the clouds.

And finally the 2017 total solar eclipse! On assignemnt for @natgeo & @airbnb this was the view today on 10:10 morning local time from 45000 ft high, flying on the edge of stratosphere, some 400km off the coast of Oregon above the cloud-sovered Pacific Ocean. Like all other eclipses I've seen the horizon colors were amazing but this time at such a high altitude the sky became pitch black, almost felt like flying in space. Wow! @natgeocreative @airbnb @twanight #eclipse2017 #solareclipse #eclipse

A post shared by Babak Tafreshi (@babaktafreshi) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:58am PDT

Even through the cloudy weather, viewers were able to snap some pictures of the fleeting moment.

Trying to get this #solareclipse #timelapse #coverage but these #dam #clouds in #texas aren't helping. #eclipse2017 #htx #timelapsephotography #timelapsevideo #sun #moon #houston #houstontx #Eclipse #eclipse

A post shared by 👑 King Boris 👑 (@king_borris) on Aug 21, 2017 at 11:59am PDT

Even if you didn't personally get a glimpse of the eclipse, there's another one expected to happen in 2024. Until then, you have plenty of time to get yourself a real pair of eclipse glasses.

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