As folks prepare for the the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse, Scientific American offers this interactive map where visitors may explore when each country in the world will experience a solar eclipse over the next 150 years. This map is accompanied by a handy diagram that explains the difference between various kinds of eclipses, including total, annular, and hybrid, which are all classified as "central eclipses." On the global map, visitors can view the paths of future solar eclipses and zoom in on a country of interest. The paths of these eclipses are color coded to identify the kind of eclipse they represent and labeled by the year they will appear.