The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning travelers to pack their patience and prepare for potential delays and airport snags if they’re flying during the total solar eclipse next month.
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For a newly minted Texan such as myself, viewing the solar eclipse in San Antonio last October was spectacular. We took a short drive to the award-winning Confluence Park, a bucolic ecosystem that features a rainwater catchment along the San Antonio River, a green roof for passive heating/cooling and a constellation of walking paths that connect to the San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Lone Star State is once again the best place to view the next solar eclipse, rapidly approaching, on April 8th. Not surprising, Airbnb data shows a 1,000 percent increase in searches for stays along the solar eclipse “path of totality” in the US, with Texas one of the most heavily booked states. Prime viewing spots include Austin, parts of San Antonio, Dallas and the Texas Hill Country.
The eclipse begins around 1:30 pm CT, give or take, and continues for anywhere from four to 15 minutes, depending on where you are. Within the 120-mile-wide band in Texas, eclipse-watchers (it is necessary to wear CE & ISO Certified Safe glasses) will see the moon move in front of the sun, temperatures will drop and the sky will go dark. The April 8th eclipse will be a total eclipse of the sun, which means that the shadow of the moon will completely obscure the sun. Last year’s eclipse left a stunning “ring of fire” fringe visible around the edges of the moon.
Here in Texas, it just wouldn’t be right to celebrate such a special event without a great party, and there is still time to book.
Austin is located along the eastern edge of the eclipse path, and the totality will be viewable all over the city, except for a few spots in the southeast.
The Commodore Perry Estate is hosting a “Solar Eclipse Weekend,” featuring cocktails, University of Texas astronomy professors and guest speakers on Saturday, with a “Star Party” and s’mores on the lawn. On Monday, the day of the eclipse, hotel guests will be transported to Marisol Springs Ranch, a 300-acre ranch in the Hill Country, where there will be hiking, astronomy talks, activities for kids and an outdoor “Moroccan-style desert camp lunch,” with live music.
The Kerrville Eclipse Festival, in Louise Hays Park in Kerrville, is in the center line of totality, and will offer live music, kid’s programs and speakers from NASA. Camp Lucy, a mellow getaway in Dripping Springs, will host an event at Ian’s Chapel, the event venue on property. Tickets ($200 per person) include a talk by NASA Senior Research Astrophysicist Michael McElwain, live acoustic music, hearty food and drinks (a beer and wine bar with a specialty cocktail, as well as non-alcoholic options), complimentary parking and solar eclipse glasses.
The Hill Country is the heart of Texas wine country, and a vineyard
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning travelers to pack their patience and prepare for potential delays and airport snags if they’re flying during the total solar eclipse next month.
April 8 is shaping up to be a busy day for US airlines, as travelers chase the total solar eclipse sweeping across the nation from Texas to Maine—a rare event that won’t be visible from the contiguous US again until 2044.
With accommodation inside the 115-mile-long path of totality surging in price and cloud scientists suggesting that Texas has the highest chance of a clear view for April 8’s total solar eclipse, planning an eclipse trip is getting tricky. The answer has been there since the start—go to an eclipse festival. If you’re OK with staying in an RV or camping, then it’s a no-brainer.
The solar eclipse on April 8, will be a celestial event. It will be visible from 15 states across the U.S., parts of Mexico and Canada.
Wherever you go to catch the total solar eclipse on April 8, those three or four minutes of daytime darkness — no matter how spectacular — might not be enough.
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A million Americans remember where they were on August 21, 2017. For most of the enlightened who made a trip into the path of totality that day—the first to go coast to coast in the U.S. For 99 years—it was their first glimpse of totality, the eclipsed sun’s glistening corona on display for a couple of minutes of darkness during the middle of the day.
Next month’s total solar eclipse, which will pass directly over a wide swath of North America, is drawing an awful lot of interest from folks who are willing to travel to see it in all its glory. In order to do so, they need to place themselves somewhere along its path of totality—geographic locations from which the sun will appear to be entirely obstructed by the moon’s shadow passing between the Earth and its nearest star.
A total solar eclipse is not just for science geeks. Memories of April 8’s brief moments of totality—reserved only for those inside the 115-mile-wide path across North America—will live forever in the mind of anyone who experiences it, whatever the level of their scientific knowledge.
Semi-private jet company JSX is offering a luxurious way to see the total solar eclipse next month with a sweepstakes that will give 12 lucky space fans the chance to see the phenomenon from the air for free.
The total solar eclipse on April 8 is the event of spring, but with the chances of a clear sky about 50/50 it pays to make a plan to do something that goes on for longer than the few hours of celestial splendor.
“All hotels for the eclipse sold out months ago—you’re too late.” It’s a common refrain from people who booked their rooms months ago and want to feel good about that, but it’s inaccurate.