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    When will your state next be visited by a total solar eclipse? [OC]

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    1. darwinpatrick on

      Some things to note that I didn’t include on the map:

      – Iowa might get a tiny slice of totality in 2099 for the same reason as why DC and Delaware night not in 2200, indicated on the map footnote

      – [timeanddate.com](https://timeanddate.com) and a couple other sources show more generous areas of totality at the beginning and end of each eclipse, likely due to them counting an eclipsed sun partially below the horizon as totality. The NASA shapefiles I used do not take this into account and thus my data is a bit more conservative. Checking, for example, the 2079 eclipse on [timeanddate.com](https://timeanddate.com) shows Delaware and Maryland making the cut whereas my map doesn’t.

      – Arizona’s 2205 eclipse will be the first in the state’s history, in fact the first since 1806 (under Spanish rule), 116 years before statehood and half a century before anyone was even talking about an Arizona Territory.

    3. Dixiehusker on

      I looked at this chart 2 years ago out of curiosity, and that’s when I decided to fly out and see the annular and total eclipses. There’s a legitimate chance I’m not around in 2044, and I’m super glad I took the time and money to share it with my family.

    4. DiogoJota4ever on

      For anyone who hasn’t seen a total eclipse…add it to your bucket list 💯

      You’ll thank me later

    5. arcticblue9 on

      2099. ☹️ So happy my house was in the path of totality for the last one and the weather was just about perfect. It was an amazing experience.

    6. AppalachianHB30533 on

      The one that came over the USA in 2017 was breathtaking. I saw it from my alma mater, Clemson University.

    7. Odd-District1619 on

      Married in Austin, TX on 04/08/24! It was amazing. Now we are going to travel wherever we can to see more

    8. Distinct-Seaweed9842 on

      C’mon, I really have to wait until 2169 and not even get a full eclipse?

    9. williego on

      Even across the universe, total eclipses are rare, especially on life supporting planets. And with the moon slipping away from earth, one day total eclipses will be a thing of the past here too.

    12. heavychronicles on

      Why do I need to know that the next time my state will see an eclipse is in 2153?

    13. Baptor on

      Wow, I’m glad I caught that one in 2016 because it looks like my state will see another one in…. never.

    15. oren0 on

      The way that 2045 eclipse manages to hit the whole southwest and south but dodge Arizona is pretty incredible. I think you’d struggle to intentionally draw a straight line that hit all of those other states, icing NM, but not AZ.

      Edit: it also barely misses TN despite clipping the corner of MO.

    16. SubtractionalPylons on

      knowing my luck, I’ll live to see 2045. I’ll finally get the chance to see a full solar eclipse, and it will be cloudy.

    17. AiR-P00P on

      I saw the 2017 eclipse and this most recent one. Was phenomenal, save for the total network blackout that followed because everyone was uploading their shitty phone pictures. 

    18. DisastrousCat13 on

      We got the two most recent in Illinois. Going to make the Sydney eclipse and excise to go to Australia, pick up our third eclipse, and our final continent!

    19. whatyoucallmetoday on

      Either I am traveling for my next totality, I go to Alaska for ‘totality’ or medical technology needs to get much better.

    20. Ethanol_Based_Life on

      2045 is the next one really in Europe / N America. Australia will be a hot bed though. 

    22. In_Film on

      If you can’t wait, you can experience one in VR right now: https://youtu.be/vLi2KF_mNIE?si=PJf-GnPo1Y4aVi5R

    23. dandroid126 on

      I’m so bummed. The last one was visible literally in my backyard, but it was too cloudy to see.

    27. PolarBailey_ on

      lets do europes next cause i hopefully won’t be living in the US by the time even the earliest date comes.

    28. Coco_jam on

      Glad I saw last year’s in Indiana, because the next time there will be one in my state, I’ll be 107 👵🏾