Share your photos and videos of the total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse will streak across the continental US on 21 August, when the sun will slide fully behind the moon and turn day into night.

This year’s spectacle will be visible along a diagonal path from Oregon to South Carolina – called the “path of totality” – passing over Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. If you’re along this path, we’d love to see your pictures and videos of the twilight sky and share them with our readers.

It won’t last long, with the total eclipse view coming and going in less than three minutes at any given location – so have your cameras ready. Here’s a handy guide to when and where it can be seen.

Remember: wear eclipse glasses whenever you look at the sun. Never look at the sun without protecting your eyes or you could permanently damage your eyesight.

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