[ml/nj]

For those who have never seen a total eclipse of the sun, it is definitely my opinion that it is very worth a journey to be in the path of totality. 99% eclipse is virtually worthless. At 90%, you wouldn't even know about the eclipse if you weren't told about it.

My plan is to drive down from NJ to maybe Kentucky the day before where I will have the option to seek clear in either direction.

And though I usually request flag stamps, maybe I'll buy a few eclipse stamps.

FTR, I've twice been in the path of totality. The first time was July 20, 1963, in Waterville Maine. Clouds obscured the sun for five minutes before to five minutes after totality. But I had better luck on March 7, 1970, on Nantucket Island. I believe this March 1970 eclipse was the last one where any location in the lower 48 States experienced totality.

ML/NJ

[plsvn]

I believe this March 1970 eclipse was the last one where any location in the lower 48 States experienced totality.

Check Feb 26, 1979. Totality began in the lower 48 in the Pacific Northwest, towards Montana, clipped northwestern North Dakota, and then crossed into Canada.

I was rained out in 1972 in Cap Chat, Quebec, and had thin cloud cover for totality for the 1991 total eclipse through Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I'm going to Grand Island, Nebraska, for this one in August.