August 21st, to be precise. The arc of totality for this one starts in the center of South Carolina and will go all the way across the country to south of Portland, Oregon: if you’re in that arc, you’ll get a total solar eclipse. If you’re not, but you’re still in the USA, you should get at least a 50% eclipse (NASA maps here) – which are interesting, too. We’re going to get close to 80% eclipse where I live; assuming that the sun’s actually out that day, I figure that I’m going to go take a gander and bring the kids out with me, too.
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My daughter and her family live in Charleston & she was saying that the schools will be closed for the day of the eclipse. Didn’t quite follow the rationale. But thought it was fascinating, none the less.
They’re expecting a million people to be in Oregon for the eclipse. Which about a third of the population of the entire state.
I made sure at the beginning of the year that my work knew I was taking that day as a vacation day. The path of totality is only one state away, so I’m going to drive there the night before, stay in a hotel, then watch the eclipse before driving back home.
And yes, I fully intend to play the final two tracks of Dark Side Of The Moon during it.