Photographer Bob Sofaly captured Monday’s total solar eclipse in its entirety. The event did not bring the end of the world or any catastrophic events.
“Neither I nor my wife went insane, nor did any of my canine pets,” Sofaly joked.
The photos were all shot with a 300mm lens with a 10x neutral density filter set at maximum density beginning with the first photo at 1:50 p.m. and then again periodically every 15-50 minutes, depending on high altitude clouds. Sometimes Sofaly had to wait for the clouds to dissipate.
With the Beaufort area not in the path of totality, the moon covered roughly 75% of the sun at its maximum at roughly 3:09 p.m.
The next total solar eclipse in any part of the United States will be on March 30, 2033, when one will be visable in Alaska. The next total eclipse in the lower 48 states will be on August 23, 2044.
