More accurate calculations have shifted the path of totality.
The path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse has shifted once more accurate calculations were made by a solar eclipse expert, meaning that some people expecting to observe the astronomical phenomenon may now have to travel further for the event.On Monday, April 8, the moon will be positioned so that the entire disc of the sun will be blocked in several states, plunging millions of people into darkness during the early afternoon.
In Irwin's new map, the original path of totality is shown, as is the new one. The interactive map reveals that the northern edge of the path is narrowed. The southern edge in Texas has extended, allowing some areas to be included in the path that weren't before, but it narrowed everywhere else.'John Irwin's map tries to represent reality more closely than other maps.
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