[Eric Berger] Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life
[Eric Berger] Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life
If you live near to the path.
If your instance is any indication of location: there's an eclipse visible in most Oceania and SE Asian islands in 2028. For a good chunk of Australia and NZ, it'll be a total eclipse. For further info, check it here.
For me (South America) there's one already in October, but it'll suck from my region (14% coverage). And another in 2027 (~75% coverage).
Cool thanks! I still think it’s a broad brush of a statement that could be qualified a little.
I've got this one in my calendar already, and have organised preliminary accommodation!
The big difference is how close the sun is to solar maximum this year! The sun is at a point of peak electromagnetic activity, something that happens every 10 to 13 years, which is reflected in more chance of witnessing bursts of energy (flares and ejections) during the eclipse.
It in all likelihood will have passed by 2028.
I drove eight hours or so to watch the one in 2017. No regrets.
Which brings me back to my original critique of the title.
Just driving 8 hours for it isn't something the vast majority of the world can't do. You were lucky small percentage.
Me too, the clouds overhead parted just before totality and the corona was so dazzling and magnificent. I really hope there aren’t clouds in the way during this one.
That's a very big qualifier. I wouldn't want to be trying to get flights and hotels in cities along the path.
Low effort if you live in that little strip I guess
That's how it was for me in 2017. The path of totality went right over my house. I took the day off and strolled out to my back yard to watch it. We also smoked some meat and invited people over for a party, which was the most effort in the whole situation.
If you waited to start planning until now it'll be the hardest thing you've ever done.
Yep. Anyone reading this that was planning on driving home right after - do yourself a favor and find a place nearby to stay the night.
Last time my 4 hour drive out was 17 hours back home. Gas stations out of gas, no bathrooms, bumper to bumper the whole way.
How the heck am I going to get there without putting in any effort?
The effort: getting a Visa, booking flights and hotels, taking a few days off work.
I'm from Europe, but in Montreal for work by chance. Very excited that it lines up with this event.
You don't need a visa for Canada, Brudi.
No, it's really hard to go to America.
I live in the path of totality and I'm already tired of hearing about it.
Agreed. I'm not looking forward to it either. I'll be at work, most people are probably going to call in, and there will be hours of traffic when get off.
Best chance I’ll ever have personally. Live in the path, work from home, good time. Plan is to just step outside for a bit, look at it (with protection) then back to work.
Except of course, when it's cloudy. The only eclipse that ever happened where I lived in my lifetime was a total disappointment because you couldn't see anything.
You could see the bottom of the clouds
Niagra falls City has preemptively declared a state of emergency because of how much of a shit show this eclipse is going to be
My wife works for the NPS and her old coworker invited us to help out with their eclipse event in Ohio. Apparently they’re already prepping to close all the parking lots and are real worried they won’t have enough rangers.
I actually looked up when the next total eclipse passes over my house, and the good news is I've only got to live to be about 170 years old.
Wanted to but the flight prices were too much
Well some effort is required. You can't just look up at the eclipsed sun with your bare eyes.
The last person I saw try to look at an eclipse was some idiot, I can't remember his name.
I mean there's that 4 minute widow it's cool
It will be shorter unless you are in the center of the eclipse path.
Not with that attitude anyway
When it's completely covered you can. I did it in 2017. This is like saying looking at the moon will burn your eyes out.
Y'all, the article is obviously written for people in the path of totality. You're not being clever complaining about the cost and hassle of traveling.
Nuhuh. I tried planning a trip a month ago and everything was sold out and airfare was astronomical. I’m gonna plan a trip for the Spanish one in 2026 a year early
Make sure you cross post to !solareclipse@reddthat.com ( https://reddthat.com/c/solareclipse ). We can't wait!
I can imagine the traffic jams anywhere along the path of totality. It’s gonna be a mess. We already booked a place in the path, but it’s in the sticks and I’m not looking forward to the lengthy drive back to civilization.
I'm from Europe, but in Montreal for work by chance. Very excited that it lines up with this event.
It'll be interesting to see just how little this is in the national news given the location of the path compared to times when the path of an eclipse has gone through major metropolitan areas in the northeast or west coast. Almost an indirect measurement of science education in each area. I didn't even know there was an eclipse coming until this article.
Or maybe I'll be proven wrong...
That sounds more like a normal population density representation. Everyone hears about CA or NY news because they have more significant national and global impacts, through number of affected people and volume of business. News about the state of Arkansas is less visible since it has less population than any of the major cities in the aforementioned states.
Despite that, I've seen plenty of coverage specifically because, compared to the 2017 American total solar eclipse, this one is more accessible to a vastly greater population: namely DFW TX and NYC. NYC has a longer drive, but the northeast is an incredibly dense portion of the country.