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I'll be on a cruise ship off the coast of Mexico. Hopefully they'll be able to maneuver into the perfect position (and not run into any other ships in the area!).
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I'll be - Home (#2-8 of 12 alternatives to home).. 4:48 minutes of totality.
Those are all supposed to be sold by Ap
ril 9th. (A promise I made several yrs ago to a very understanding and patient
spouse).
On to the next chapter (which may not be seeing eclipses)
2017 (@ car henge) https://carhenge.com/
and 2023 ring-of-fire were superb and hopefully April 8th will be a great eclipse
to finish off this amazing chapter.
We have a Stonehenge replica a few minutes away from our eclipse totality home, so that might work for April 8 th. But I have a few rural hills picked out, overlooking several towns, as I enjoy seeing the city lights illuminate while listening and watching nature react. (Roosters, birds, night predators). https://www.google.com/search?client...d:CgIgAQ%3D%3D
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If I was going to watch this one, I would watch it from either Central Mexico or from Southern Texas. Those areas will have the longest totality and almost perfect weather. Especially in Mexico. In Mexico you have about a 75% chance of seeing the eclipse. In Texas, the chances drop to less than 50%. The farther North and East you go, the chances of seeing it continue to drop, and even if you luck out and can see it, the length or totality also continues to drop. Which is very important. It will be over before you know it, so you want the duration to be as long as possible.
Whatever you do make sure you are on the centerline. You don't want to just see a partial eclipse. That's like watching the Superbowl from out in the parking lot. Not good.
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20 of the best places to view the 2024 total solar eclipse
Scope out your spot for the 2024 total solar eclipse.
1. Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico 2. Nazas, Durango, Mexico
3. Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
4. Radar Base, Texas
5. Kerrville, Texas
6. Lampasas, Texas
7. Hillsboro, Texas
8. Sulphur Springs, Texas
9. Russellville, Arkansas
10. Cape Girardeau, Missouri
11. Vincennes, Indiana
12. Indianapolis, Indiana
13. Lima, Ohio
14. Cleveland, Ohio
15. Erie, Pennsylvania
16. Niagara Falls, New York
17. Buffalo, New York
18. Plattsburgh, New York
19. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
20. Mars Hill, Maine
That’s nice to know the Kerrville is high on that list. That’s where I’ll be. But I’ll also be ready to move depending on the weather. The 2017 total eclipse was the first for my wife and me, and it was a great experience. This will be our second. It’s a bit long of a drive from San Francisco, 1,700 miles, but the chances of good weather are decent enough and going to Texas is much better than flying internationally. I’m not going to become an eclipse chaser. We did go to Monument Valley last October for the annular eclipse, and that’s plenty for us.
But certainly, being in the totality path is a special experience. Highly recommended!
That’s nice to know the Kerrville is high on that list. That’s where I’ll be. But I’ll also be ready to move depending on the weather. The 2017 total eclipse was the first for my wife and me, and it was a great experience. This will be our second. It’s a bit long of a drive from San Francisco, 1,700 miles, but the chances of good weather are decent enough and going to Texas is much better than flying internationally. I’m not going to become an eclipse chaser. We did go to Monument Valley last October for the annular eclipse, and that’s plenty for us.
But certainly, being in the totality path is a special experience. Highly recommended!
Definitely watch the weather and be ready to change your plans if necessary. In 2017 my plans were to watch the eclipse from Lincoln Beach on the Oregon Coast. But due to extremely low chance of being able to view it from the Coast I changed my plans the night before and drove about 150 miles east to Warm Springs in Central Oregon. I probably wouldn't have had to go quite that far, but I wanted to be safe. If I had gone through with my plans to watch it from the beach I would not have seen it.
I'll be at a lakeside park about 50 miles northwest of Dayton OH on April 8 for the eclipse. Although the weather at present and for the next 3 days will be heavily overcast with lots of precipitation, the forecast for April 8 looks mostly good. Not 100 percent clear skies, but partly cloudy so hopefully it will allow a good view of the event. Today I'm going to the local public library to pick up a free pair of eclipse safe viewing glasses.
We are going to Fairfield Bay AR. Forecast is stormy weather. Oh well. Too late to cancel.
Kinda bummed because we had reservations to take ATVs on a four-hour tour that would take us on trails up to a rock outcropping to view the eclipse and eat a picnic lunch, then trail-ride all the way down.
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