Originally Posted by
duke79
The 2024 solar eclipse is rapidly approaching on Monday, April 8. I don't know how many DBR folks live in the path of totality or are within a reasonable driving distance. The path in North American begins in Mexico, goes up through Texas, and then curves up through the Mid-West before entering western New York state and then curving up towards northern Vermont, up through Western Maine, eastern Canada and out over the Atlantic. I would have to drive about 3.5 hours to upstate New York, near the Canadian border to get in the middle of the 109-mile wide path of totality (apparently, the total eclipse lasts longer if you are in the approximate middle of the path). I'm thinking about driving up for it, providing the weather forecast is favorable (no rain or extensive clouds). There are predictions that there will be huge amounts of traffic heading toward the path of totality, in certain locations, and I'd like to avoid that, if possible. The next total eclipse in the US is not until 2044, so this may be the last chance for many people.