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This map shows the path the total solar eclipse will take through the state of Wyoming Aug. 21. Along each path's red line, the eclipse will last approximately 2:30. The dots represent where the University of Wyoming will place its portable telescopes. UW is assisting NASA's Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment. Using 61 telescope stations across the country, including nine in Wyoming spaced approximately 50 miles apart, the project's goal is to create a continuous 90-minute movie of the solar corona during the total eclipse. Researchers and scientists hope to gain a better understanding of the sun's inner corona.