Point of Greatest Eclipse:
Greatest Eclipse is the place the axis of the moon's shadow would pass closest to the center of the earth.
This is only of importance to scientists to use this point to compare different eclipses with each other, according to NASA.
Hopkinsville-The home of greatest eclipse:
Hopkinsville is a small town in Kentucky in USA. It is the home of "point of the greatest eclipse" for the total solar eclipse that swept the country on 21st Aug. 2017.
It is the closest town the axis of the moon's shadow passed closest to the center of the Earth.
Resident's Dilemma:
No one in Hopkinsville was afraid of the eclipse. But many were very afraid of what the eclipse would bring with it.
Eclipse tourism:
Tourists were projected to swarm the entire eclipse weekend. Initially the tourist expected to come was about 50,000. Later it was revised to 1,00,000.
To someone from New York or Los Angeles, 100,000 extra folks in town isn’t a big number. But in a rural town of 31,811 people, 100,000 was just high enough of a number to frighten residents.
The people of Hopkinsville, Kentucky were so worried that eclipse tourism would overrun the city that they rushed to Walmart to stock all they need.
Eclipse Day ISIS attack:
There were fears that the eclipse would bring “a lot of human trafficking", and that ISIS terrorist may use the eclipse as an opportunity to attack.
Though the police were not aware of any credible threat, some were deputized to stand guard.
Some residents roped off their family cemetery, terrified eclipse-chasers would park on relatives’ graves.
Lasting Effect:
The eclipse was like nothing that one would have ever seen in his life. But getting ready for it was nothing but hell.
The greatest moment that Hopkinville got, to be the point of greatest eclipse, was two minutes and 40 seconds.
But the happy memory this event leaves on the lives of the people will last much longer. (theverge.com)
