On 21 August 2017, the afternoon light at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina, began to fade. For the people gathered there, the approaching darkness was an astronomical spectacle. For the ...

As I write this blog, I realize that the event is more than a year away. But it’s going to be so huge that I thought I’d list some of the important details for our readership, the general public, and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Lowcountry of South Carolina was in the path of totality for a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017. During the eclipse, the moon completely blocked the sun at 2:47 p.m., ...

Totality is everything, say those who chase solar eclipses. When the moon fully obscures the sun and casts its shadow on Earth, the result is like nothing you’ve seen before—not even a partial eclipse ...