Sounds like it’ll be a blast there in Mazatlán!!!
They didn’t say human people –
However it doesn’t seem at all like my kind of party. Which is just as well, since among other reasons I can’t afford to get there.
The Dope Fest in central Texas will be in New Braunfels, which is between Austin and San Antonio.
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So far it looks like @ThelmaLou , @FloatyGimpy , @JohnT , and I will be there. If you’ll be nearby, hope you can join us!
Anyone near Bloomington, Indiana? I could probably take some time away from my family and college friend to meet up on Sunday.
You’re more accurate than the graphic!
The 2044 eclipse won’t touch much of the U.S., just a bit of ND and MT, so as you say, the 2045 eclipse is the next one to touch much of the continental US.
But the 2044 eclipse, not the 2045 eclipse, is the answer to the graphic’s question, “When is the next total solar eclipse in North America?” because its path will take in a huge swath of western Canada, which last time I checked was still part of North America.
I too will be 91 for the 2045 eclipse. I fully expect to be alive and kicking then, but I doubt I’ll be up to jostling with crowds to see an eclipse. If my BIL is still living in Plant City, FL then, my wife and I could stay with him; it looks like it’ll be in the zone of totality. Plenty of time to see how things shape up for that one.
I bet ND is looking forward to being the best Dakota for one day at least.
I would be 94. I doubt I’m going to make it.
We’ll be in the Cleveland area, visiting friends and family, so even if the weather ends up not cooperating, it won’t be a bust.
We saw the 2017 eclipse in South Carolina so at least I got pix of that one. There’s supposed to be more solar activity with this one, so it may be possible to get some good flares.
Come say hi! Lake county.
All reservations made! Flying into Houston on the 6th, renting a car and heading to Dripping Springs for two nights, then Downtown Austin for one night, back to Houston, one night in the city, and home on the 10th.
The timing doesn’t work for attending the Dope Fest, but I look forward to reading about it!
Exciting! I had been feeling a tinge of regret about spending so much for a four minute phenomenon but, though it’s cliche, you really do only live once and I’m back to being not only excited but grateful that I do have the financial ability to do this.
Plus the Dope fest is the unexpected icing on the cake!
I’m already in the Houston area but instead of the Hill Country which is significantly closer, I’ve made plans to spend the weekend with some friends up in the Dallas area before catching it and heading back home. Should be a decent show even at home (weather permitting) but I’d love to catch totality.
Not much of a camera aficionado and definitely don’t have the gear so I won’t get great pictures of the eclipse directly, but I’m planning on having a colander and some other hole-y objects with me to make up for that.
Even something as simple as being near a tree with leaves will show crescent-shaped patterns on the ground. Here are 2 pics from the August 2017 eclipse, 1 from a tree and 1 from a colander.
Yeah, foliage is great too. Planning on being at a park so catch light through some branches as well
But also having things with regular patterns and hole sizes is good too.
It’ll be a great day for citizen science. Or at least that’s my excuse
We’ll fly from Minnesota to Houston and stay in Georgetown, north of Austin. We’ll be spending time in Austin and San Antonio, doing tourist things (but probably not the fest). It’ll be me and my daughter and my granddaughter, who went with me to Nebraska for the 2017 eclipse, plus my new son-in-law. He’s never seen an eclipse, so I’m looking forward to seeing his reaction. I’m expecting an whole bunch of “Wow!”
Last week the local grocery store, here in Minnesota, put up a display selling eclipse glasses. With two months to go, the excitement is only starting.
Immediately after the 2017 eclipse, we texted some college friends in Ohio, halfway between Cleveland and Akron, right in the path of totality (3 min 29 secs) to call dibs on staying with them on April 7-8. We’re flying in from Boston and leaving the morning after.
If we drive about an hour, to Lorain, on the coast of Lake Erie, we can be directly on the center line, adding about 30 seconds of totality. But unless the weather is significantly better there than at our friends’ house, hanging out at their place will be much more convenient.
But unlike 2017, when we were part of a group of 10, including several over 80, this year my wife and I plan to chase the weather if we have to. Back then we went to a very likely spot, and happened to connect with a very nice family who allowed us to observe from their lawn. But it clouded up in the hours before, and although it was still an amazing experience, it was less than ideal.
Now where did I put those eclipse glasses?
I just bought 2 pair & a filter for my phone cam. Hope I don’t lose them in the next ~5 weeks.
Mine are sitting on my dresser in plain sight. I fully expect to forget them when we leave for Dallas, but take comfort in the knowledge that the local truck stops carried them during the partial last year.
My eclipse glasses, as I think I mentioned before, are sitting in my desk drawer where I will definitely not lose them, and can look at them sadly during the totally overcast day that I expect us to have on April 8. I also expect a cloudless bright blue sunny sky on April 9, because mockery is one of Mother Nature’s hobbies.
Mother Nature: Living to piss off @wolfpup for millions of years before he was born. And boy howdy, is she makin’ up for lost time now. 