... SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Point: Where Is the Best Place to View a Solar Eclipse? ... As viewers venture away from the center line of the eclipse path, the eclipse lasts for a shorter time (smooth line), but edge effects such as Baily's beads persist for longer (spiked line). ... The eclipse is longest on the center line of the path; the rare view of the Sun's beautiful white outer atmosphere, the corona, which can be seen only during eclipses, is also longest there. ...