Are you in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse streaks across US on April 8

A full star eclipse comes to North America connected April 8. It volition participate implicit Mexico's Pacific coast, dashing crossed the U.S. from Texas to Maine earlier exiting implicit eastbound Canada into the Atlantic.

The highest spectacle volition past up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds successful the way of full acheronian - a 115-mile-wide way that slices crossed the continent. That's the spot to beryllium to acquisition the afloat eclipse - astir of the remainder of the continent extracurricular the way of totality volition get a partial eclipse.

TUNE IN | ABC News, National Geographic denote unrecorded 'Eclipse Across America' peculiar connected April 8

WHAT IS A TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE?

During a full star eclipse, the satellite lines up perfectly betwixt the Earth and the sun, blotting retired the sunlight. On April 8, the moon's shadiness volition portion a diagonal enactment from the southwest to the northeast crossed North America, concisely plunging communities on the way into darkness.

North America won't acquisition totality again until 2033, but lone successful Alaska. The adjacent isn't until 2044, erstwhile totality volition beryllium confined to Western Canada, Montana and North Dakota. There won't beryllium different U.S. eclipse, spanning seashore to coast, until 2045.

WHICH STATES WILL GET A FULL ECLIPSE?

The way of full acheronian - the way of totality - crosses 15 states.

The cardinal ones are:

• Texas

• Oklahoma

• Arkansas

• Missouri

• Illinois

• Kentucky

• Indiana

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Vermont

• New Hampshire

• Maine

- Tennessee and Michigan conscionable get a tiny slice. The remainder of the little 48 states volition spot a partial eclipse. The farther from the way of totality, the smaller the moon's wound volition beryllium retired of the sun.

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