At a Glance

This new NASA map may help you find that ideal spot to check out this summer's total solar eclipse.

The first in more than 38 years will take placeon Monday, Aug. 21, and NASA wants to make sure you know exactly what to expect.

NASA data visualizer Ernie Wright created the map below, which NASA said is the for Aug. 21's total solar eclipse.

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NASA data visualizer Ernie Wright created this map which shows a more accurate path of the upcoming Aug. 21 total solar eclipse.

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In this map, data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ,whichis then combined with elevation data on Earthand information on the sun's anglein order to create the most accurate map of the eclipse path to date, NASA said.

Zoomed-in maps for each state which will experience totality can be found at .

A narrow swath from Oregon to South Carolina will see the moon completely mask the sun. Nearly all other parts of North America – as well as parts of South America, Africa and Europe – will also see at least a partial eclipse.

The eclipse will start mid-morning Aug. 21 in the Pacific Northwest, around midday in the nation's heartland and early afternoon in the Southeast and end in the Lower 48 after 4 p.m. EDT. Observers on the ground will see the eclipse for approximately two and a half minutes.

"Standing at the edge of the moon's shadow, or umbra, the difference between seeing a total eclipse and a partial eclipse –mountains and valleys both on Earth and on the moon –which affect where the shadow lands," NASA said in a release.

Brian Donegan is a digital meteorologist at weather.com. Follow him onand.

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