WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich and his family traveled to Ohio to see totality of the solar eclipse.

Across much of the United States on Monday, a solar eclipse caused a spectacle and spark scientific insight.

A four-minute period of complete darkness occurred along the path of totality from Texas to Ohio and into New England. An estimated 31.6 million people live in the path of totality this year, according to NASA. That compares to 12 million people in 2017, when the path of totality came directly through the Carolinas.

In 2024, places like Charlotte, North Carolina, which saw near-totality in 2017, only reached a peak of 80% totality around 3:11 p.m. Monday.

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/wor...