The eclipse, which occurs once in 99 years, is where it will appear

People in the United States are preparing for the spectacular view of a total solar eclipse.

The moon is set to pass before the sun, throwing a shadow that will cover from Oregon in the west to South Carolina in the east.

It's the first such event since 1918, where the path of darkness crosses the two Pacific and Atlantic coasts.

Actually, it's the first solar eclipse to be exclusively in the United States since independence in 1776.

Lucky people who can be directly on the path to the deepest and blessed shadow with a clear sky will witness the light of our star trapped in two minutes and 40 seconds.

Those standing on the other side will experience a partial eclipse, which will thus involve all North America and the northern parts of South America.

There are also parts of Western Europe, including Great Britain and Ireland, that will snatch a picture of the moon's disc.