# Solar eclipses: partial vs totality **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 20, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593 "2017-03-20T05:55:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593/141 "2017-04-10T09:49:16Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > So, in terms of weather, would Illinois be a safer bet than South Carolina? According to [this map](http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/weather/2017_clouds.htm) it looks like you are slightly better off in Illinois, but it is probably pretty much a toss-up between locations. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593/142 "2017-04-10T12:59:51Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > According to [this map](http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/weather/2017_clouds.htm) it looks like you are slightly better off in Illinois, but it is probably pretty much a toss-up between locations. Best shot is in Oregon? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593/143 "2017-04-10T15:32:56Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > According to [this map](http://www.eclipse2017.org/2017/weather/2017_clouds.htm) it looks like you are slightly better off in Illinois, but it is probably pretty much a toss-up between locations. Thanks for that map – helpful! It’s good to see the likeliness of cloud cover. But, and this is a nit-pick, does anyone else find the color scheme less helpful than it could have been? Some green shades mean Good Conditions (0-10%, 10-20%), while other green shades mean Not So Good Conditions (40-50%, 50-60%, 60-70% cloudiness). I wish the author used a more intuitive color scale, like greens for good, yellows for medium, and pinks and reds for not good. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593/144 "2017-04-10T15:40:59Z")
I just sent feedback on that map color scheme. Hopefully it’s a quick fix for Jay Anderson! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593/145 "2017-04-10T16:33:22Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I just sent feedback on that map color scheme. Hopefully it’s a quick fix for Jay Anderson! Looks like the guy is totally color-blind. Not unusual, judging from many maps I’ve seen. I also sent feedback. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593/146 "2017-04-11T03:24:34Z")
Cool, hopefully it’s a quick and easy fix and he’ll do it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solar-eclipses-partial-vs-totality/782593.md?page=7)