Some State in the U.S Witness First Total Solar Eclipse Since 1979

  A rare total solar eclipse over North America that took place yesterday saw the moon completely blocked out the sun’s rays

   The total eclipse, centred in a 100-kilometer-wide band stretching across 14 states, was first visible in the United States in Madras, Oregon in the North-Western U.S starting at 10:19 a.m. and lasting for about two minutes.

  The temperature dropped by a couple of degrees and the corona, the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere, was visible as a glowing ring.

  The eclipse began moving across the U.S, ending in South Carolina on yesterday’s afternoon.

  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA, recently reported that there would be a total solar eclipse with a path that would cross the U.S from coast to coast and be visible on August 21, beginning at 12:00 p.m.

  The historic event was called The Great American Eclipse and marked the first time since 1979 that a total solar eclipse would be visible from the contiguous U.S.