Posted: Jun 22, 2017 4:53 am
i have no avatar wrote:Despite my (perhaps only self-perceived) lack of qualifications to start such a thread, I think that it is about time to do so, so here goes:
I live in Texas (yeah, yeah, I know, I know) and I am going to visit some old work/softball/golf/beer drinking buddies in Kansas City to see the eclipse (day trip to St. Joseph near the center line).
The only other total solar eclipse that I have seen was in 1991. My parents invited me to go to Mexico with them to see the almost 7 minutes of totality there but instead I chose to go to Hawaii to visit a former college roommate at his parents' house. The eclipse was beautiful, in and out of the clouds, and fairly low on the horizon, so obviously the observing conditions in Mexico were far better (but hey, it was Hawaii).
My home happens to be in the path of totality for the 2024 total solar eclipse so I can reciprocate the favor to my buddies in 7 years although to get close to the center line we will have to travel a little. We will probably elect to stay at my home and see the eclipse a bit off center though (unless weather forces us to try to move to a better viewing location).
Any eclipse chasers, or otherwise luckily placed observers in the path of totality for this year's eclipse out there? Is anybody so lucky that you don't have to travel much (or any) to see both total eclipses (2017 and 2024)?
I'm not traveling for this one - but I also am on the edge of the totality path for 2024, and plan to travel about an hour to be dead center.
I think my mother is heading out West for this one, though ... maybe I can scam some pics off of her.