--- title: Total Solar Eclipse: Watch Wyoming Video Captured by Drone description: As millions turned their eyes to the sky to watch "The Great American Eclipse," TIME launched a drone in Casper, Wyo., to film the spectacle canonical: https://time.com/4909922/total-solar-eclipse-2017-drone-video-footage/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-21T21:39:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:06:14.380Z article:section: Science og:title: See Drone Footage of the Total Solar Eclipse Plunging a City Into Darkness og:description: Casper, Wyo., fell within the path of totality og:url: https://time.com/4909922/total-solar-eclipse-2017-drone-video-footage/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4828e768974b2444/6988da8d22fb85ae3ee227ca/total-solar-eclipse-drone-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Solar Eclipse Visible Across Swath Of U.S. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Drone Footage of the Total Solar Eclipse Plunging a City Into Darkness twitter:description: Casper, Wyo., fell within the path of totality twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4828e768974b2444/6988da8d22fb85ae3ee227ca/total-solar-eclipse-drone-video.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Drone Footage of the Total Solar Eclipse Plunging a City Into Darkness > Sponsored content. 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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Aug 21, 2017 9:39 PM UTC As millions turned their eyes to the sky to watch “[The Great American Eclipse](http://time.com/4907357/total-solar-eclipse-2017-america/?xid=homepage)” on Monday, TIME launched a drone in [Casper, Wyo.](http://time.com/4902098/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-casper-wyoming/), to capture the phenomenon. The drone footage shows the city of Casper — which was within the path of totality — growing darker as the eclipse progresses. During the minute-long video, street lamps turn on and some fireworks go off, as a crowd of people watches the [rare spectacle](http://time.com/the-eclipse-crosses-america/?xid=homepage) that crossed the United States on Monday. 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