Solar eclipse (annular) October 14, 2023
Sep 17, 2023 | 8:47 am
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Sep 17, 2023 | 3:48 pm
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Are you going to an event or just going to find a viewing spot on your own?
Sep 17, 2023 | 7:11 pm
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Sep 17, 2023 | 9:20 pm
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Aaand just got voicemail from the hotel saying that they will be closed for renovations and will cancel my reservation but offered to rebook me to a hotel next to them.
Sep 22, 2023 | 10:58 am
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I did the one in 2012 that had a similar path that crossed the Grand Canyon. Thst one was near sunset.
this one it’s more mid day. It will be higher up in the horizon. The western area will be better visually.
this crosses central oregon, northern Nevada thrn over Capitol reef national park and near monument valley to Albuquerque to San Antonio to Corpus Christi
iwill be somewhere along 2024 total. My home town is buffalo, ny which is on the peak totality line. I’ve booked secondary location in dallas area
this one it’s more mid day. It will be higher up in the horizon. The western area will be better visually.
this crosses central oregon, northern Nevada thrn over Capitol reef national park and near monument valley to Albuquerque to San Antonio to Corpus Christi
iwill be somewhere along 2024 total. My home town is buffalo, ny which is on the peak totality line. I’ve booked secondary location in dallas area
Sep 22, 2023 | 3:38 pm
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I'm traveling to SLC for the week and plan to view the eclipse from Capitol Reef NP (and also visit Arches and Canyonlands while we're there).
I live in Michigan, so we're about an hour and a half drive from the path of totality in 2024, though April isn't typically a great month for weather here.
I live in Michigan, so we're about an hour and a half drive from the path of totality in 2024, though April isn't typically a great month for weather here.
Sep 22, 2023 | 5:25 pm
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Sep 27, 2023 | 6:31 pm
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Oct 1, 2023 | 12:01 pm
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Got a hotel room booked in Niagara Falls and Dallas for April. Not sure which one we would go to yet. We have more family near Niagara Falls who would daytrip to see us and the eclipse but Canadian Aprils are notoriously wet and cold.