After cleaning up the volcanoes and feeding the dragons, I finally had a
thought about what we should do for the solar eclipse.
Since Texas is not in the totality path, we are entertaining an option of
taking a 2-day trip to drive to the totality path, so that my daughter can
see such an event. (Driving there on Aug.20, staying overnight at some
inexpensive hotel [I actually started worrying if they will be all booked
at this point], and then driving back shortly after the totality.)
It turns out that several areas along the path are within about 12-hour
driving distance from us: from Southern Illinois (or even Kentucky) to
several destinations in Missouri, to Nebraska.
It would be a big disappointment to drive that far and to be covered by
clouds. After looking at this information:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/06/16/how-to-avoid-clouds-that-could-spoil-the-great-american-eclipse/?utm_term=.6527b0f3aec1&tid=a_inl
, we are thinking that Carbondale, IL, Jefferson City, MO, or rural
Nebraska south-west of Lincoln (in the vicinity of I-80) could be the best
options.
I was wondering if anybody in Midwest is considering going to the eclipse
totality path, and if so, - where?
Darren, if I am correct, you are close to that part of Nebraska, right?
We are considering somewhere in the vicinity of the intersection of I-80
and Hwy-81.
Any recommendations on what would be a good place to observe the eclipse?
(An advantage of Nebraska is that it might be possible to drive somewhat
east or west to go outside a local cloud in case that would happen.)
Do you know of any fun observation points/events set up in that area?
(I am aware of https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/event-locations , but couldn't
find anything happening in that part of Nebraska.)
Igor
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