Living in Vancouver, I traveled to Toronto to watch the Eclipse in 2024. We faced a nasty cloud, and had to drive hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles) to get a reasonably good view. On the drive back I decided that I'll travel for the one that's happening today, and here I am, in Sierra, with some cool people.

Solar eclipses happen rarely enough, and frequently enough, to act as milestones in my life: I can review what happened since the previous one, and make a plan for the next one.

They are some of the most magnificent natural phenomena, much more interesting than what's expected.

The only other one that I got to see in perfect conditions was in my home town, Isfahan in 1999. I hope this one is perfectly clear again, and I have some resolutions for the next one.

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sokoloff 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> hundreds of kilometers (hundreds of miles)

This units “conversion” earned a chuckle from me…

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Insanity 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I was in Toronto in 2024. Wanted to travel to EU for the next one (I’m from EU) but sadly couldn’t make that happen.

Enjoy the eclipse!

	▲	tamimio 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Same here! I couldn’t make it this year so hopefully next one!

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tnguy3n 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I flew to Toronto to watch the 2024 Eclipse as well.

Super disappointing experience due to the clouds and seeing so many beautiful pictures of totality beforehand.

	▲	netsharc an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It's currently cloudy in Iceland. Hah, hotel prices doubled, and they're not even getting any show ("they" is almost "we" because I was thinking of travelling there).