April 8 2024 Solar Eclipse

The Account of the effort by Roger and Grace Nelson of Calgary Alberta to see the totality of the Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024.

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We left Calgary on March 28th and arrived in Sumner, IL on April 4th and stayed at the campground until April 9th. We left for Calgary, arriving in Calgary on April 15th. On April 5th we drove over to Vincennes In, which was on the centreline, and we picked up some needed items, but otherwise we stayed at the Campground, prepared and waited until the 8th. My cousin from Huntsville, Alabama arrived on the 6th. They had a shorter Drive through Tennessee and Kentucky.

On the day of the Eclipse we had clear skys. I am preparing a longer description and will post it here soon.

Eclipse Day Weather and our location (Sumner, IL)

Outbound Trip to reach the Path of Totality

Here is how NASA Science documented the event.

Other Eclipse Posts on this site.