<P> This total solar eclipse marked the first such event in the smartphone and social media era in America . Information, personal communication, and photography were widely available as never before, capturing popular attention and enhancing the social experience . </P> <P> Logistical problems were expected with the influx of visitors, especially for smaller communities . The sale of counterfeit eclipse glasses was also anticipated to be a hazard for eye injuries . </P> <P> Future total solar eclipses will cross the United States in April 2024 (12 states) and August 2045 (10 states), and annular solar eclipses--wherein the Moon appears smaller than the Sun--will occur in October 2023 (9 states) and June 2048 (9 states). </P> <P> The total eclipse had a magnitude of 1.0306 and was visible within a narrow corridor 70 miles (110 km) wide, crossing fourteen of the contiguous United States: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina . It was first seen from land in the U.S. shortly after 10: 15 a.m. PDT (17: 15 UTC) at Oregon's Pacific coast, and then it progressed eastward through Salem, Oregon; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Casper, Wyoming; Lincoln, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Hopkinsville, Kentucky; Nashville, Tennessee; Columbia, South Carolina about 2: 41 p.m.; and finally Charleston, South Carolina . A partial eclipse was seen for a greater time period, beginning shortly after 9: 00 a.m. PDT along the Pacific Coast of Oregon . Weather forecasts predicted clear skies in Western U.S. and some Eastern states, but clouds in the Midwest and East Coast . </P>

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