Fred Espenak
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On Saturday, August 12, 2045, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from the Western Hemisphere. Although a partial eclipse will be seen from mos
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t of North and South America, the total phase in which the Moon completely covers the Sun (known as totality) will only be seen from within the narrow path of the Moon’s umbral shadow as it sweeps across eleven countries and territories: the United States, the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil.
The Guide for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2045 - USA Edition contains a comprehensive series of 19 full-page maps of the path of totality across the USA. The large scale (1 inch ≈ 22 miles) shows major roads, towns and cities, rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges.
The path of totality on each map clearly identifies the northern and southern limits as well as the central line. The total eclipse can only be seen inside this path. Gray lines within the path mark the duration of the total eclipse in 30 second steps. This makes it easy to estimate the length of totality from any location in the eclipse path.
Tables for hundreds of cities provide times for each phase of the eclipse along with the duration of totality (or eclipse magnitude) and the Sun's altitude. Cloud statistics identify areas where the highest probability of favorable weather may be found.
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