One year from today, the next great American solar eclipse will cover a long
stretch of the CONUS, from south Texas up through New England. Instead
of the day before Easter, April 8th next year will be after Easter, which will be on
March 31st.
The Great Eclipse of 2017 was the first one I had ever seen and the two paths overlap in the central US; this graphic extracts both paths.
Son, Dear Daughter in Law and Precious Grand Daughter live in the Indianapolis metro area almost on the centerline of this one. We met in Tennessee for the '17 eclipse and swore we'd watch this one from their backyard, but we should start figuring out travel plans. The essential difference in planning is the last one was August and the coming one is April, and typical weather is pretty different between those two months. Indianapolis might not be a good place to see it.
It's time to start making your plans.
Thanks for the heads up !!
ReplyDeletesaw the 2017 one from home here in Tennessee -- will try to see this one too
I have plans to watch from our favorite RV/Trout haven in Arkansas that is dead center in the totality path at about 1:55pm on 08APR24. I might have to invest in some solar photography equipment...For anyone with an RV look up Wagon Circle RV Park, Heber Springs Arkansas.
ReplyDeleteNow if I can just convince the weather to cooperate...
Astonishingly, My house sits about a mile from the exact center where the 2 eclipses cross. The first was an amazing show. Even with cloud cover it will be a sight. Wishing everyone the best weather.
ReplyDeleteWow! That was completely at random? I mean, you didn't look for that spot on a plot of eclipses?
DeleteI would think picking a place that has two solar eclipses go overhead, completely without trying, even if it was over a lifetime, would make picking winning lotto numbers look like nothing.
It can't be that rare, my house is going to be under both of them too. Dead center of one, and juuuust barely under the next one.
DeleteI am SO crossing my fingers that the sky is clear (I live right near Lake Erie, in Lorain, OH). I was in the path of the totality for the last eclipse, and it was an awe-inspiring experience. I had temp probes (Vernier equipment), and they recorded a drop of 13 degrees in just a few minutes. My daughter teaches science in Oberlin, and I'm hoping to get together to share the experience.
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