In Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which will experience the eclipse at its longest duration – 2 minutes, 41 seconds – the population of 33,000 is expected to swell by more than 200,000 visitors.Ī partial eclipse will be visible across North America, as well as in parts of South America, Africa and Europe. The best locations to see an optimum total eclipse will be in southern Illinois and western Kentucky. The eclipse will begin in Oregon at 9:06:43 PDT and will proceed through Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina – where it will end at 2.48pm EDT. In this case the path of totality is about 112 kilometres (70 miles) wide and extends from the northwest to the southeast of the US. It can only be seen by those in the “path of totality”, while people in a much larger area will be able to see the partial eclipse. While a partial eclipse can take place over several hours, a total eclipse lasts just a few minutes.
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