Travelling for the May 20th eclipse in the US - recommendations for a location?
Similar to the question @Droogans posed - "Annular Solar Eclipse - Adak Island, May 2012: Airfare help?", I'm also keen to see this eclipse. I originally thought it went over Vancouver, but it appears to be heading further south.
I've been perusing this page on all the cloud condition cover, and wondering really about anecdotal experience. I think I've got it down to the following:
somewhere on the NW coast for the sea-side view
Reno / Carson City
Grand Canyon area
Albuquerque
Now, the way I want to decide is this. It comes down to four factors - visibility, cost, experience and distance.
Impressively, they seem to increase in cost AND experience as you go down the list. However, visibility is the most important to me - I want the best chance of seeing it. Reno doesn't seem to have much that appeals - all I know about it is the gambling side, and that it's not that far from Heavenly Ski resort where I was once offered a job ;) Grand Canyon - which I was considering for a trip anyway, offers pretty good chance of no cloud, but it's a long way and will obviously cost more than a city break to Oregon.
Based on my criteria above - what recommendations would one suggest for this?
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Where in the US will be the best viewing of the solar eclipse?
Any location along the path of totality from Oregon to South Carolina can enjoy good weather on eclipse day, but the western half of the United States, especially from the Willamette Valley of Oregon to the Nebraska Sandhills, will enjoy the very best weather odds.Where should I stay for a 2024 eclipse?
You'll get another chance in 2024....For this particular eclipse, these are some places that will maximize the duration of totality:- Waco, Texas.
- Dallas, Texas.
- Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
- Mount Vernon, Illinois.
- Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Bloomington, Indiana.
- Kenton, Ohio.
- Cleveland, Ohio.
Where is the best place to see the 2023 solar eclipse?
On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will begin over the Pacific Ocean and will reach the USA at Oregon. After passing through California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, the path of annular solar eclipse will bisect Texas.Where can you see the eclipse in the United States?
The annular solar eclipse of 2023 crosses the US from Oregon to Texas. The total solar eclipse of 2024 sweeps North America from Mazatlan to Texas, the Midwest and New England, to the Canadian Maritimes.Must Watch Astronomy Events In May 2022 | Lunar Eclipse | Blood Moon | Conjunction | Meteor Shower
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