Where To See A Total Solar Eclipse?
Obviously it is on my list. And wherever I choose, you never know, it could be cloudy, and so I’d want an additional reason for being there… The weather aspect also means I should consider I will attend more than one…
2020: Argentina and Chile. There is nowhere along the path that interests me.
2021: The next one is in Antarctica, and 20 days cruises are $15K+. I’ll pass.
2023: Western Australia and East Timor. WA is so far away from Melbourne, and all accomodation is already booked out.
2024: It crosses the USA and Canada. And parts of Mexico that don’t interest me much. This is promising. I would like to visit Kentucky, Ohio, Maine or Montreal. Map
2026: This has great possibilities. Spanish cities, including Mallorca, and Reykjavik, Iceland. The weather is very risky for Iceland.
2027: The point of greatest eclipse, and the only part of the Middle East I want to be for it, is Luxor, Egypt. Almost as if Luxor was built for this occasion? It is also the longest eclipse anyone alive will see, lasting more than 6 minutes!
2028: Sydney (or Orange or Dubbo) and Queenstown, Wanaka, Dunedin. This will be my default if I miss all the others, very easy to achieve.