<Table> <Tr> <Td> Animation of the eclipse shadow . The dot in the center represents the path of totality . </Td> <Td> View of the lunar shadow tracking across Earth from the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Animation of the eclipse shadow . The dot in the center represents the path of totality . </Td> <Td> View of the lunar shadow tracking across Earth from the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite </Td> </Tr> <P> The longest ground duration of totality was 2 minutes 41.6 seconds at about 37 ° 35 ′ 0" N 89 ° 7 ′ 0" W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.58333 ° N 89.11667 ° W ﻿ / 37.58333; - 89.11667 in Giant City State Park, just south of Carbondale, Illinois, and the greatest extent (width) was at 36 ° 58 ′ 0" N 87 ° 40 ′ 18" W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.96667 ° N 87.67167 ° W ﻿ / 36.96667; - 87.67167 near the village of Cerulean, Kentucky, located in between Hopkinsville and Princeton . This was the first total solar eclipse visible from the Southeastern United States since the solar eclipse of March 7, 1970 . Two NASA WB - 57F flew above the clouds, prolonging the observation time spent in the umbra . A partial solar eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including all of North America, particularly areas just south of the totality pass, where the eclipse lasted about 3--5 hours, northern South America, Western Europe, and some of Africa and north - east Asia . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> During totality stars and 4 planets were visible, including Regulus close to the Sun . Mars was 8 degrees to the right, and Venus 34 degrees right . Mercury was 10 degrees left, and Jupiter 51 degrees left . </Td> <Td> Solar eclipse and star - system Regulus (upper left) viewed from Cullowhee, NC . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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