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Now, even less of Denton will see the total eclipse, according to newer calculations

A partial solar eclipse is seen from northern Denton County on May 20, 2012.
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A partial solar eclipse is seen from northern Denton County on May 20, 2012.

Denton residents may need to travel even farther away from the city to view the total eclipse on Monday, as a newly published eclipse map projects even less of the city will be in the path of totality.

recently published , with lines at the edges of totality showing Denton lost some ground. Irwin鈥檚 new calculations, published by the Besselian Elements eclipse blog, take into account topographic elevations of both the Earth and the moon.

On the map, red lines show the edges of the path of totality as previously calculated, while the orange lines show the paths updated with the new data.

Forbes one of the 15 鈥渆dge location鈥 cities to avoid for the eclipse. (Don鈥檛 worry, Denton. Austin and San Antonio made the list, too.)

Forbes鈥 Jamie Carter advised that Denton residents travel southeast to the southern half of Lewisville Lake for a short totality.

Rebekah Purvis, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of North Texas, said the map in the Forbes article matches the source she uses, the .

鈥淭he edge of the path of totality is difficult to predict, and there is some error in the prediction, so I am not surprised that a slight change was made this week,鈥 Purvis said via email. 鈥淢y message to everyone at UNT since January 2022, when I first looked closely at the projected path, has been that Denton is not in the path of totality 鈥 99.8% coverage, some parts 99.9%, but not 100% coverage.鈥

Where does the path go through Denton?

According to the Besselian Elements eclipse map, a portion of far southeast Denton will be within the path of totality.

Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park, at 6100 Sun Ray Drive, is projected to be the only park in Denton that will see totality, although it鈥檒l be quick.

Teasley Lane at Hickory Creek Road is projected to be one of the edges of totality in Denton. The map shows Kroger at 5021 Teasley Lane narrowly within the edge of totality; meanwhile, Sprouts Farmers Market across the street will miss out.

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An updated map based on projections by eclipse expert John Irwin shows Denton losing more of the path of totality.

Previous projections had Buc-ee鈥檚, the Unicorn Lake area and Medical City of Denton narrowly included in the path of totality. Now, they鈥檙e not.

in most of Denton. That means totality won鈥檛 be seen at landmarks like , and 鈥 although there will be free eclipse-watching events at all three locations.

Communities in the area that will get full coverage include Shady Shores, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek, Lantana, Bartonville, Highland Village, Lewisville and Providence Village.