On NASA’s new eclipse map, the paths for the annular eclipse and total eclipse appear as dark bands across the U.S.Īnyone located in the annular eclipse path, from Oregon to Texas, will have a chance to see the annular eclipse if the skies are clear. ![]() will experience at least a partial solar eclipse (as will Mexico and most of Canada). On both dates, all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. Outside those paths, the map also shows where and how much the Sun will be partially eclipsed by the Moon. These dark paths across the continent show where observers will need to be to see the “ring of fire” when the Moon blocks all but the outer edge of the Sun during the annular eclipse, and the ghostly-white outer atmosphere of the Sun (the corona) when the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s disk during the total eclipse. ![]() Credits: NASA/Scientific Visualization Studio/Michala Garrison eclipse calculations by Ernie Wright, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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