Best Places to Watch the Solar Eclipse in US 2017
The 10 Best Places to Watch the Solar Eclipse in the US
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Mark your calendars now: the next total solar eclipse is coming on Aug. 21. You don't want to miss it — considering the last time this happened in the US was in 1991. It's become such a must-see event that the solar eclipse has a nickname: the Great American Eclipse! It's also why we've picked out a few destinations to see it in the US ahead.
Why is a solar eclipse so special? It's when the moon covers the sun for a few minutes, essentially plunging wherever you are into a bit of darkness. NASA estimates that 391 million people will see it in the US. The solar eclipse starts in Oregon at 9:05 a.m. PT and will end in Charleston, SC, at 2:48 p.m. ET. Keep reading to see where you should see it, along with the time of the eclipse.
1 Madras, OR
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2 Nashville
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3 Snake River Valley, ID
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4 Columbia, SC
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5 Casper, WY (Grand Teton National Park)
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6 Hopkinsville, KY
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7 Sandhills of Western Nebraska
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8 St. Joseph, MO
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9 Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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10 Carbondale, IL
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