The Great American Eclipse of 2017

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On August 21, 2017, millions of people across the United States will see nature's most wondrous spectacle — a total eclipse of the Sun. It is a scene of unimaginable beauty; the Moon completely blocks the Sun, daytime becomes a deep twilight, and the Sun’s corona shimmers in the darkened sky.

Great American Eclipse website...

Yup!!!  In just less than 2 years there will be a total solar eclipse across the United States and the United States only.  It will actually start somewhere over the Pacific Ocean and end in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, but it will be primarily, if not solely, seen as it crosses across the United States.  The path of the eclipse, shown in this link, will start in Lincoln Beach, Ohhhhregon, cut a swath across the country (over Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, and Tennesee, while just clipping a few other states) and exit just north of Charleston, South Carolina. 

So mark your calendars and get your lawn chairs and various methods of watching the eclipse ready before it is too late. 

And do not say that you were not warned!!! 

[Raeven]

Should be easy to get to from where I am. And it's a Monday, so that works well, too. My luck, we'll be on fire and the smoke will keep us from seeing anything. Thanks for the heads up, all the same.

[Skandi]

Hoping you have good weather. I've seen one total eclipse and a 90% totalily. 90% is overrated imo but the total is pretty special. just no clouds please!

[paquebot]

I saw a total in the 1950s. Sunrise was normal and then the eclipse began. What I remember most is how quiet it was. This was in the summer in Minnesota and no birds were flying or singing. It was as if it were evening to them.

Martin