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99 years since a solar eclipse traveled coast to coast. I can't say if the other total eclipse events mentioned or anticipated will be as perfectly aligned as this one. This particular event anticipates the moon will be at the right distance to cover the sun nearly perfectly. In this case, the sun's corona (atmosphere) can be seen. This is not always true, even for a total eclipse.Thanks Chris for pointing out that this Smithville MO. I've camped there before, COE lake, very nice. North of KC but easy drive into City for BBQ. Should be near if not right on the path.I am hopeful my sons can make it. My oldest is a teacher and school begins so it will take some luck. For sure my wife and I will be camping there. Perhaps we'll some of you there. This is a "once in a lifetime" deal for me.
Don't forget to look for the spaceship hiding behind the sun.
how do you see behind the sun?
I am planning on going someplace that will not be over run with tourist to be in the center of the path. Got a place about an hour from home out by a reservoir picked out. Long dirt roads to get there that I am hoping will be the path less traveled. But.......there may be campers around it too. Mostly want to avoid the traffic after it passes. https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-maps
Regardless of how often, I'm glad you brought it up. Now planning a motorcycling "Road Trip" to our nearest point of contact in South Carolina. Middle of "totality path" is about 6 hours from the house on the back roads .... find a nice little motel somewheres and Bob's yer uncle ....Lannis
It's SmithVILLE lake, not Smithfield...
99 years since a solar eclipse traveled coast to coast. I can't say if the other total eclipse events mentioned or anticipated will be as perfectly aligned as this one. This particular event anticipates the moon will be at the right distance to cover the sun nearly perfectly. In this case, the sun's corona (atmosphere) can be seen. This is not always true, even for a total eclipse.Thanks Chris for pointing out that this Smithville MO. I've camped there before, COE lake, very nice. North of KC but easy drive into City for BBQ. Should be near if not right on the path.I am hopeful my sons can make it. My oldest is a teacher and school begins so it will take some luck. For sure my wife and I will be camping there. Perhaps we'll see some of you there. This is a "once in a lifetime" deal for me.
FYI, I looked at doing that in Wyoming (not exactly population density central).and every motel room and campsite anywhere near the eclipse path has been booked since last year. Somebody already thought of this....
Map of predicted traffic density on highways crossing the 2017 Solar Eclipse path. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1lf1zQElZCKW8f0gTbY_b06wIfA4&hl=en_US&ll=38.47357050550013%2C-96.0817515&z=6
Mark Twain said "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year (1910), and I expect to go out with it". He was born 20 days after it appeared in 1835, and died one day after it was at it's brightest, in 1910.