Eclipse Day 2017
On august 21, 2017, Columbia, South Carolina broke history.
The streets filled from median to sidewalk for the very rare solar eclipse.
According to NASA, a solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth. When this happens, the moon obstructs the sun’s light and causes an eclipse, or a shadow to appear. This can happen, but is very rare which is why this is considered a once in a life time opportunity.
An expected 1 million plus travelers occupied the streets of Columbia, with totality lasting two minutes and 33 seconds.
Tourists were entertained with hundreds of family friendly events to help celebrate a truly historical event.
We recorded a time lapse in order to show the significant change of time. The totality’s period was the longest historically speaking, making it a life long experience.
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