How to find the Path of Totality

What is the Path of Totality? And why is it so important?

Don’t get the eclipse wrong.

On Monday, July 02, 2019, the Moon’s shadow will take 90 minutes to race across the South Pacific, Chile and Argentina, giving a glimpse of totality to anyone standing on or near the center of the Path of Totality.

It is mission-critical to put yourself as close as possible to the center of the Path of Totality, directly under the Moon’s shadow. Here’s the The Great South American Eclipse Travel Guide for July 2, 2019, complete with links to Google Maps.

A near-miss is a total miss, and millions of Americans will mess this up, not realise their mistake, and wonder what all the fuss about. They won’t even know what they missed.

However, everyone that does their research and gets their geography bang-on will have a life-changing two-minute glimpse of Totality; the chance to gaze up on the Sun’s mighty white, pulsing Solar Corona.

So here comes some vital information about the Path of Totality:

The eclipse track is roughly 70 miles wide, north to south.

Stand anywhere within the eclipse track and you will see some Totality.

Stand on the northern or southern boundaries of the eclipse track and you will a second or so of Totality.

The closer you get to the center of the Path of Totality, the more time time you will see Totality.

Stand on or very close to the center of the Path of Totality and you will see the maximum Totality possible. 

So where will you stand?

Photo credit: Google & Xavier Jubier