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Eclipse - South Carolina

We visited Lake Keowee, South Carolina to view the Total Eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. What an incredible sight! We chose to view the partial and total eclipse from a boat in the middle of the lake, ensuring that we could move if a cloud happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong place. Photography was challenging but improved as I learned. Wow!
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  • The eclipse begins. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    The eclipse begins. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • The eclipse begins. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    The eclipse begins. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • Only a crescent of the sun remains.  Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    Only a crescent of the sun remains. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • The moon has nearly obscured the sun. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    The moon has nearly obscured the sun. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • Totality!  The corona is now visible. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    Totality! The corona is now visible. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • Totality! Half the shutter speed of the prior photo - and only 14 seconds later - note the coronal flares. Total Solar Eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    Totality! Half the shutter speed of the prior photo - and only 14 seconds later - note the coronal flares. Total Solar Eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • ZOOMED version of the prior photo. Note the corona!

    ZOOMED version of the prior photo. Note the corona!

  • The sun starts to re-emerge after totality.  Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

    The sun starts to re-emerge after totality. Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.

  • Solar eclipse 2017, almost over - note the sunspots!

    Solar eclipse 2017, almost over - note the sunspots!

  • Karen, Ashley, and Pam head out to view the eclipse.

    Karen, Ashley, and Pam head out to view the eclipse.

  • Andy, Amy, Ashley and Mara sit on Lake Keowee waiting for the Total Eclipse of 2017.

    Andy, Amy, Ashley and Mara sit on Lake Keowee waiting for the Total Eclipse of 2017.

  • Mara and Ashely view the sun as it heads toward total eclipse.

    Mara and Ashely view the sun as it heads toward total eclipse.

  • Pam, Karen, and Amy view the sun as they anticipate the total eclipse.

    Pam, Karen, and Amy view the sun as they anticipate the total eclipse.

  • Cumulous clouds build as the total eclipse approaches -- we wonder whether we'll get to see it!

    Cumulous clouds build as the total eclipse approaches -- we wonder whether we'll get to see it!

  • A farmer tends to his horses in anticipation of the total eclipse.

    A farmer tends to his horses in anticipation of the total eclipse.

  • Solar eclipse creates crescent-shaped sunspots when it shines through tree leaves.

    Solar eclipse creates crescent-shaped sunspots when it shines through tree leaves.

  • Eclipse start/end times at this location

    Eclipse start/end times at this location

  • The moment of totality arrives as we sit in a boat on Lake Keowee.  Wow!  Unfortunately the iPhone does not capture the sun well...

    The moment of totality arrives as we sit in a boat on Lake Keowee. Wow! Unfortunately the iPhone does not capture the sun well...

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    ZOOMED version of the prior photo. Note the corona!
    The sun starts to re-emerge after totality.  Solar eclipse 2017, viewed from Lake Keowee South Carolina.
    Solar eclipse 2017, almost over - note the sunspots!