Total solar eclipse: in what parts of Tennessee will you be able to see it?

Monday 8 April will see a total solar eclipse be visible in the United States for the second time in seven years. However, the 2024 vintage is expected to last twice as long (four minutes) and be twice as wide as 2017′s. The next one, by contrast, is not expected to take place for another 20 years.

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In which states will the eclipse pass through?

Almost every American, regardless where they live, will be able to see a partial eclipse, although the path of totality, the centre of the Moon’s shadow when it hits the Earth, will be the place to be (provided you’ve packed your solar eclipse glasses, of course).

Total solar eclipses are visible only within a narrow path on the earth’s surface and this year one such path will make its way over the centre of the Pacific Ocean, across Mexico, the United States and Canada before finishing over the Atlantic.

The event is expected to enter the US in Texas and move through Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York , Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. It will, however, also be visible in parts of other states, including Tennessee.

Where in Tennessee will the total eclipse be visible?

If you do happen to be in The Volunteer State, the upper Northwest corner is your best option to see the total solar eclipse.

The area encompassing Reelfoot Lake State Park will experience totality, in which the sky will darken to a twilight blue, with tinges of orange at the horizon.

In other areas in Tennessee, including state capital Nashville, the Moon is predicted to cover 95% of the Sun, which will almost, but not quite, be the real deal. It all depends on whether you can live without that extra 5%.