Nature and EnvironmentTotal eclipse of the sun To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoNature and Environment08/21/2017August 21, 2017Hundreds of thousands of Americans watched when the sun vanished behind the moon. It was the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the US from coast to coast in nearly a century.https://p.dw.com/p/2ibiEAdvertisement