Live Coverage: Total Solar Eclipse Crosses The U.S.

WGCU | By NPR

Published August 21, 2017 at 8:57 AM EDT

It is indeed dark during the day as a total solar eclipse makes its way from Oregon to South Carolina. Eleven states are in the path of total darkness. Follow the astronomical phenomenon's journey across America along with NPR journalists and others experiencing the eclipse.

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