A total eclipse will be taking place on Monday, August 21 across sections of the United States. This event will be the first total solar eclipse since 1918. The following states will have more visibility with the solar eclipse: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Data from Space.com shows the cities that will have the peak totality for the 2017 solar eclipse. They point out the Hopkinsville, Kentucky will have the most time with two minutes and forty seconds to experience the eclipse. Carbondale, Illinois and Colombia, Missouri both will have close to two