Planning for the Next Eclipse

Maybe you saw Monday's eclipse and were impressed enough to want to travel to see another one or maybe you missed it because life got in the way or you couldn't justify the time and expense of travel. Or, maybe you're like me and foolishly traveled to Rochester, New York where clouds like to gather and linger. Here is what I saw in the zone of totality,

a solid wall of clouds. Even so, the experience was worth it, watching the sky get completely dark in the middle of the day and suddenly get light again. So where will the next ones happen? Unfortunately not in the continental United States for another 20 years. However, if you want to travel or plan way ahead here are some maps for you.

From the Great American Eclipse page here are the eclipses between 2021 and 2030. From that same site you can buy the Atlas of Solar Eclipses 2020 to 2045. This book shows details for 56 eclipses woldwide with maps of each path. The cover is striking.

While on the subject of atlases, the cover of the Atlas of Central Solar Eclipses in the USA shows eclipses out to 2099, if you plan on living that long.

At a recent talk at the University of California, Berkeley Library this map was shown. I would love to se a more readable version. 

A recent article in Time shows somewhat detailed paths for eclipses up to 2067. They're just Google map screen shots with lines so you will need a more detailed map for trip planning. Here is an example of the 2034 eclipse that will traverse Africa and parts of Asia.

Finally, if you really want a deep dive EclipseWise is your source for details of every future and past eclipse, everywhere. Here is their map of the 2021-2030 decade.