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Map shows how much each Indiana city will see of upcoming solar eclipse

Posted at 5:04 PM, Aug 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-21 05:22:26-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana is lucky to have several cities that will be able to witness an almost total solar eclipse on Monday..

If you're not in the mood to travel down to Evansville for an almost complete eclipse on August 21, this handy map can help you figure out just how much of the sun will be blocked in your city. 

Using NASA data, Larry Koehn put together the map to match up with the timing of the eclipse, and the percentage of total coverage of the sun. Check it out:

August's eclipse marks the first total solar eclipse to span from coast to coast in the United States since 1918. The upcoming total solar eclipse is also the first for the United States since 1945.

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