The 15 best posts from the eclipse 🌓

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photo by @brittanylaughsx

Where were you…

When totality hit Columbia? For decades to come, every Soda Citizen will remember where they were at 2:41 p.m. on August 21, 2017, when darkness fell in the middle of the day and we got to witness history in our city.

Here are 15 of our favorite posts from yesterday’s eclipse – we hope you enjoy them as much as we did. 👇

state house IG

photo by @julia_kane_

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BA school tweet

photo by @mooreschool

fire dept IG

photo by @columbiafire

KK tweet

Tweet by @kaylabinette

tailgate tweet

photo by @JustinKing

shadow IG

photo by @kristinmorris

Lex tweet

Tweet by @ChrisTrainorSC

state house IG 2

photo by @teddyc212

beer IG

photo by @trinena

congaree river IG

photo by @turnereh528

willy b IG

photo by @blakely_byrd

crowds IG

Tweet by @ashleighHNews

Yesterday’s total solar eclipse was definitely magical – the moment of totality was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. (And probably ever will see.) Being on Lake Murray to view it is a memory that will last a lifetime.

I hope y’all had an awesome experience too. We loved seeing all the photos. (Keep ‘em coming 👉 #COLAtoday.)
– Sam

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