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If you live near to the path.

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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).

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7 points

Cool thanks! I still think it’s a broad brush of a statement that could be qualified a little.

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5 points

I’ve got this one in my calendar already, and have organised preliminary accommodation!

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1 point

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.

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4 points

I drove eight hours or so to watch the one in 2017. No regrets.

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3 points

Which brings me back to my original critique of the title.

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2 points

Just driving 8 hours for it isn’t something the vast majority of the world can’t do. You were lucky small percentage.

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1 point

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.

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3 points

That’s a very big qualifier. I wouldn’t want to be trying to get flights and hotels in cities along the path.

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1 point

I rented a Dodge Challenger to get into the path.

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1 point

All this strikes me as the opposite of ‘low effort’.

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2 points

It’s not quite staying in and playing videogames, but it’ll do.

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52 points

Low effort if you live in that little strip I guess

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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.

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If you waited to start planning until now it’ll be the hardest thing you’ve ever done.

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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.

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29 points

How the heck am I going to get there without putting in any effort?

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27 points

The effort: getting a Visa, booking flights and hotels, taking a few days off work.

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2 points

You don’t need a visa for Canada, Brudi.

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2 points

I’m from Europe, but in Montreal for work by chance. Very excited that it lines up with this event.

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