Total eclipses seem to bring out the geek in everyone as they are rare. NASA announced a total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday, April 8. The problem for Georgians is those in the Deep South won’t be able to see it.
The last solar eclipse visible from Georgia was in 2017. Before that, Georgians saw a full solar eclipse in 1970 and 1900. Georgia won’t experience another full solar eclipse until August 2045 and then again in March 2052.
The April 8 eclipse will begin the the South Pacific Ocean, crossing both Mexico and the U.S. toward Canada’s east coast. Those on Mexico’s Pacific coast will begin to experience it around 11:07 a.m. PST.
Georgians shouldn’t feel bad. Most of the U.S. won’t be able to experience the eclipse. The best views will be in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Maine. Those along the U.S.-Canadian border will likely have good views as well.
Those who have their heart on seeing the solar eclipse will need to go to the following cities on the list for best viewing. They are Dallas Texas, Idabel, Okla., Little Rock, Ark., Poplar Bluff, Mo., Paducah, Ky., Carbondale, Ill. Evansville, Ind., Cleveland, Ohio, Erie, Penn., Buffalo, NY., Burlington, Vt. Lancaster, NH., and Caribou, Maine.
Texans should be able to start experiencing the eclipse darkness around 12:23 CST. Clevenders in Ohio will experience it at 1:59 p.m. EST. Those in Maine will feel the effects at 2:20 p.m. EST.
The eclipse will end around 5:16 p.m. NDT when it exits North America on the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.