Views of the 2017 Solar Eclipse

The August 21, 2017, solar eclipse was called the “Great American Eclipse" because people could see it from everywhere in the continental United States. However, it was not visible from most of the world.

The path of totality—the path of the Moon's umbra, where people could see the Sun totally blocked by the Moon—was about 70 miles wide and crossed 14 states from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. However, people could see a partial eclipse from Canada to South America and as far east as Europe and Africa.

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