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If you want to experience the greatest duration plan a trip to Southern Illinois (more info about duration here: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/illinois/

If you want to experience the greatest duration plan a trip to Southern Illinois (more info about duration here: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/illinois/ https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/illinois/). As a bonus a friend of mine's family winery has booked Ozzy to "bark at the moon" during the eclipse: http://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-headlining-moonstock-solar-eclipse-festival/ http://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-headlining-moonstock-solar...

joezydeco 9y ago
Most of the Carbondale area was booked solid months ago. There may be some campsites open but not much else. I'm staying in St Louis the night before and then picking a direction to drive based on weather. I don't think it's worth all the hassle to get to southern Illinois just to get 3 more seconds of totality. This map will show you how much totality you can experience, unlike the NASA charts. http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017...
- dionidium 9y ago
  I'll be in St. Louis for this, too. I'm thinking about viewing it from here: https://mostateparks.com/event/64121/solar-eclipse-showdown https://mostateparks.com/event/64121/solar-eclipse-showdown
  - joezydeco 9y ago
    I've been trying to scout out some open areas away from civilization, mostly to avoid ambient light but also to avoid huge traffic in and out of any park or freeway interchange. I fully anticipate traffic to be screwed up for hours afterward.
    - dionidium 9y ago
      I could be totally wrong, but I just don't see it, at least not down there in Jefferson County. That's not a densely populated area. It's over an hour's drive from Downtown St. Louis. [0] I have to say, though, I'll probably leave earlier that morning than I'd originally planned, because of the comments in this thread. [0] https://goo.gl/maps/bJRKJndLnQG2 https://goo.gl/maps/bJRKJndLnQG2

joezydeco 9y ago

Most of the Carbondale area was booked solid months ago. There may be some campsites open but not much else. I'm staying in St Louis the night before and then picking a direction to drive based on weather. I don't think it's worth all the hassle to get to southern Illinois just to get 3 more seconds of totality. This map will show you how much totality you can experience, unlike the NASA charts. http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017...

dionidium 9y ago
I'll be in St. Louis for this, too. I'm thinking about viewing it from here: https://mostateparks.com/event/64121/solar-eclipse-showdown https://mostateparks.com/event/64121/solar-eclipse-showdown
- joezydeco 9y ago
  I've been trying to scout out some open areas away from civilization, mostly to avoid ambient light but also to avoid huge traffic in and out of any park or freeway interchange. I fully anticipate traffic to be screwed up for hours afterward.
  - dionidium 9y ago
    I could be totally wrong, but I just don't see it, at least not down there in Jefferson County. That's not a densely populated area. It's over an hour's drive from Downtown St. Louis. [0] I have to say, though, I'll probably leave earlier that morning than I'd originally planned, because of the comments in this thread. [0] https://goo.gl/maps/bJRKJndLnQG2 https://goo.gl/maps/bJRKJndLnQG2