Total Solar Eclipse North America April 8 2024

[RL366]

Is there anyone interested in starting this

[gozalim]

Get @Something Fishy and @thaber involved

[ushdadude]

For all NY-based drivers, assuming weather cooperates, what's the "best" destination?

[Yehudaa]

“Don’t expect food without pre-ordering.”

[madhocker]

Don't want to jinx anything yet, but currently looking at rain in Dallas and partly sunny skies in Cleveland for 4/8...

@Dan up for hosting a DO?

[aishel]

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Interesting that the next total solar eclipse in Yerushalayim will be the year 6001!

[aygart]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/03/31/15-places-in-the-us-that-just-lost-their-total-solar-eclipse---while-texas-gained/

[Joe4007]

For all NY-based drivers, assuming weather cooperates, what's the "best" destination?

Syracuse is likely closest and currently seems to have the best forecast. Although it'll only have about 1 minute of totality.

[Aerial Dag]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/03/31/15-places-in-the-us-that-just-lost-their-total-solar-eclipse---while-texas-gained/

Texas gained nothing, so much of it is going to be under thick thunderstorm clouds

[avromie7]

Syracuse is likely closest and currently seems to have the best forecast. Although it'll only have about 1 minute of totality.

Go to the northern end of Syracuse and you'll get 2.5 minutes.

[yy56]

Go to the northern end of Syracuse and you'll get 2.5 minutes.

Plattsburgh New York will have 3.33 minutes.

[ushdadude]

Syracuse is likely closest and currently seems to have the best forecast. Although it'll only have about 1 minute of totality.

that's what I'm thinking. maybe be by scranton or monticello for shachris

[ushdadude]

Plattsburgh New York will have 3.33 minutes.

is an extra hour of driving worth 45 more seconds? (actually asking, not sarcasm)

[Something Fishy]

I'd say yes.

That being said, you don't be able to make final plans until after shabbos tbh.

[avromie7]

I'd say yes.

That being said, you don't be able to make final plans until after shabbos tbh.

Because of clouds?

[Something Fishy]

Because of clouds?

Yes

[cgr]

Trying to establish if it makes more sense for us to head out Sunday PM or Monday AM. Our target site is ~4 hrs from home, but we want to maintain flexibility in case the weather is better 60 miles north/south etc.

If we leave Sunday PM we'd be sleeping over 2 hrs from home, no closer (for flexibility). If we leave Monday AM we'd leave real early.

So far it seems to be down to cost of hotel (points) for Sunday night vs being a bit more tired on the drive back if we leave Monday AM. Anything I'm not thinking of?

[AsherO]

Trying to establish if it makes more sense for us to head out Sunday PM or Monday AM. Our target site is ~4 hrs from home, but we want to maintain flexibility in case the weather is better 60 miles north/south etc.

If we leave Sunday PM we'd be sleeping over 2 hrs from home, no closer (for flexibility). If we leave Monday AM we'd leave real early.

So far it seems to be down to cost of hotel (points) for Sunday night vs being a bit more tired on the drive back if we leave Monday AM. Anything I'm not thinking of?

The obvious things like minyan, food, traffic, actual viewing location options (idk what’s important in this regard).

[yy56]

I a planning to leave Sunday to Albany, sleep over and daven shachris there and than leave to somewhere with the best weather and traffic.

[Aerial Dag]

that's what I'm thinking. maybe be by scranton or monticello for shachris

Yeah not a bad idea. Might stay in Monticello and then drive to Plattsburgh at like 2 or 3 am.