One of the most awesome things this century happens in 2017.
. . well, at least until 2024.
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will bisect the
United States from Oregon to South Carolina.
The last total solar eclipse to occur on the United States mainland was
in 1979. So, this is going be a natural
event of monumental proportions.
According to this eclipse website,
the last total solar eclipse was not a good one to observe because of the
weather. I’m going to go out on a limb
here and say this won’t be a problem here.
Because the path of totality is going across the freakin’ country, you
should have time to go to a place where observation is perfect.
I have never seen a total eclipse before, and, before I knew
about this one, a dream of mine was to go on one of these “eclipse cruises”
that sails to wherever there is an eclipse.
I remember back in high school there was a partial eclipse, maybe in
Mexico, and it darkened quite a bit. However, from what I've read and heard from firsthand observers, there is nothing like seeing the real thing, live and in color.
Here is a 2017 eclipse website that is pretty good and thorough. I realize it is three years and nine
months away, but still, I can’t help but be stoked.
Oh, about the title of this post? Well, in 2024, the United States gets ANOTHER total solar eclipse, also bisecting the country, this time from Texas to
Maine. We’ve quite hit the eclipse
lottery the next few years.
