According to reports, a total solar eclipse will be seen in the US two years from now. It has been reported by The Weather Channel that 'the Great American Eclipse' will pass directly above the center of the nation on August 21,
2017.

The reports said that the eclipse will be at its peak while passing over western Kentucky and southeastern Missouri. Its peak is its points of maximum eclipse and duration.

This will be a unique eclipse that will pass over the United States in 38 years. On February 28, 1979, the most recent total solar eclipse was observed and blurred by clouds; it passed over only a few states.

The eclipse is being called "Great American" for the reason that the eclipse's shadow will only pass over the US. The shadow of the eclipse is called its 'path of totality'.

The shadow, of course, is created by the moon as it passes between Earth and the Sun. The shadow, known as the umbra, can travel for thousands of miles over the Earth's surface, but is only about 167 miles wide, leaving most residents of Earth to see a partial eclipse while those beneath the umbra see the eclipse as total.

Website of the Great American Eclipse includes details and advice regarding the event. According to the website, "A total solar eclipse is a scene of unimaginable beauty; the Moon completely blocks the Sun, daytime becomes a deep twilight, and the Sun's corona shimmers in the darkened sky".