[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] FW: [lexington] 2024 total eclipse

[John P. Rudy]

From: lexington at groups.io <lexington at groups.io> On Behalf Of JJ Krawczyk
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 10:05 AM
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Subject: [lexington] 2024 total eclipse

 

The media is starting to buzz about the next (and last for a while) 
total solar eclipse visible from the US on April 8.  The totality path 
includes a swath of northern New England (see the map below unless I 
forget to include it :) ).

As a veteran of the 2017 eclipse, some words of advice if you are 
planning on a day trip to go see it.  Particularly if you are thinking 
of it as a "quick" day trip.

I saw the 2017 eclipse in Casper, Wyoming. You probably know that 
Wyoming is the least populated state - fewer people than DC. And also 
that it's BIG, so the density is very low.  And the only nearby city 
with a decent sized population is Denver to the south.  It also contains 
mountainous terrain and very few north-south routes. I-25 is the only 
interstate to Denver or anywhere in Colorado and it's 2-lanes in each 
direction for most of the way.

After the eclipse was over, all roads south were gridlocked and didn't 
really free up for at least 12 hours. If you didn't have a place to stay 
near where you watched the eclipse, or somewhere to the north, you had 
to spend the time in your car, at a Starbucks, or wherever.  All the 
warnings about having enough food and water in your car were not a scare 
tactic.

I suspect it's going to be even (probably much) worse in New England.  
VT, NH, and ME have pretty sparse populations, but there will be people 
making the trip from every point along I-95 from Portland to NYC, not to 
mention the people coming south from Montreal (but if it were me, I'd 
find a vantage point in Canada). So, unless you have a place to stay 
(and if you didn't book it months ago, you probably won't), be ready to 
be immobile for hours. I suggest finding a place with a rest room (I 
spent most of the evening at a rest stop where some people were camping 
out) and bring something to do with your time.

JJ Krawczyk 

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