![]() South Carolina is no stranger to Atlantic hurricanes and so the possibility of one of these storms in the days surrounding the eclipse, Since convective clouds build from the heating of the land, ocean side viewpoints are able to take advantage of lower cloud levels in the cooler air that flows inland from the offshore waters.Ī site could be selected in Charleston, though the city is well off the central line and the time penalty would be significant.īetter is a seaside park such as Buck Hall Recreation Area, about 2 1/2 miles from the central line.īuck Hall is a small park however and cannot accommodate a large crowd.Īccess to the waterfront is limited by marshy offshore islands and private homes along the coast,īut it should be sufficient to be within a mile or two of the Atlantic to take advantage of the cloud-suppressing winds from the east. The best observing site in the Carolinas is likely to be right on the coast. In all likelihood, the value there will be similar to those elsewhere in the state. Once over the Blue Ridge Mountains, the track passes over a landscape that is dropping sharply in elevation toward the Atlantic coast.Īlas, it has little impact on the cloud cover, as this part of America is now supplied by moisture from the warm waters along the coastĪnd moist air is available in abundance no matter which way the wind blows.Īverage cloudiness does not decline on the east side of the Appalachians according to both satellite and surface observations, at least until the Atlantic coast is reached.Įclipse observations will be a challenge.Īnderson, SC, has an observed cloudiness of only 50% on average, but the calculation is affected by a strange absence of "scattered" cloud reports and a high frequency in the "few" category in the official record. ![]() Provided the buildups haven’t reached the rain-producing stage. It is mid-afternoon when the shadow passes though Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.Ĭonvective cloud buildups will be increasing, replacing the more sedate cloudiness of the morning hours.Įven so, the cooling that comes with the eclipse shadow should have a dramatic effect in dissipating the cloudiness ![]() Weather Prospects in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina (Excerpts fromĮclipse Bulletin: Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 August 21) Of course during the few brief minutes of Totality when the Sun's disk is completely covered by the Moon, it is then safe to look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or through a telescope or binoculars. Read more about this at Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing. The partial phases require either a projection technique or a special solar filter to be viewed safely. The shadow quickly sweeps across them before entering South Carolina, the final state in the eclipse track.Įvery total eclipse of the Sun begins and ends with a partial eclipse. However, only the northeast (Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia) and southwest (Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina)Ĭorners of these two states lie within the path. ![]() Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Atlanta are all near misses (eclipse magnitudes 0.997, 0.993 and 0.971) as the eclipse track crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains separating Tennessee from Georgia and North Carolina. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in northern Pacific and crosses the USA from west to east through parts of the following states: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina (a tiny corner of Montana and Iowa are also in the path).Ī partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering all of North America ( See Map). On 2017 August 21, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses the United States of America. The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in Georgia and North Carolina The 2017 Eclipse Path in Georgia Map courtesy of Michael Zeiler ![]()
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