Local safely captures photo of eclipse

Trish Niehaus shared on Facebook that she "snuck out to see the eclipse." She captured this shot as she did.

The "ring of fire" total eclipse was visible in a swath ranging from Oregon to the Western part of Texas, but the rest of the country got to see at least a partial eclipse. The event was noticeable as the sky darkened enough to draw attention.

Missed it? The next total eclipse is only a few months away as another will take place April 8 of next year.

Niehaus was sure to point out she took the photo with a Samsung phone while using safe eclipse glasses.