Get your solar watchers on–Saturday is the first of two solar eclipses to be seen in the next seven months, and the Upstate will enjoy a portion of it. The total annular solar eclipse path begins in the US on Saturday, October 14th in Oregon at 9:13 am PDT and ends in Texas at 12:03 pm CDT. According to the Great American Eclipse website, “If you could design an eclipse path that maximizes the number of national parks in its path, this is it.” “There will be a total shadow over Crater Lake National Park, Great Basin National Park and others in the Four Corners area,” the website says. A partial solar eclipse will also be visible in other parts of the United States. Carolinas and Georgia. More news (Continued after links.) Voyeurism, Upstate student charged with criminal conspiracy, SC man trapped under 16,000-pound equipment, principal says Greenville County construction site fire investigation, rescuers say: Here’s what we know Overhead, the eclipse will block 45% of the Sun. The celestial event will begin at 11:47 a.m., with maximum eclipse at 1:14 p.m., and here’s the last total eclipse at 2:44 p.m. Like on August 21, 2017 at Clemson’s Bowman Field. Viewing times across our entire viewing area vary from a few seconds to a minute. Remember to wear solar eclipse glasses or safety glasses if you plan to view the eclipse. Read about what glasses to wear here. The next total solar eclipse will occur in parts of the United States on April 8, 2024. The path of totality will stretch from Texas to Indiana, across the Mississippi River, and out to New York next year. After crossing Maine, the U.S. Upstate is not in the path of totality, but will still see an 85% partial eclipse on April 8. The eclipse begins at 1:50 PM and ends at 3:09 PM with a maximum of 70% eclipsed at 4 PM. :24 pm Well, the Upstate’s next total eclipse sky view won’t happen until March 30, 2052. Here’s what the last total eclipse of 2017 looked like.