A total eclipse is more than a spectacle. So I'm on the road to see it — again
Los Angeles Times -

With the probable exception of glimpsing Earthrise out the window of Apollo 8, a total solar eclipse may be the best show in the universe accessible to human eyes. I didn't quite understand this seven years ago when I drove 900 miles all night and into morning from L.A. to Idaho the last time a total eclipse visited North America. But what I saw then has set me on the road again, this time to St. Louis, with plans to venture southeast for Monday's eclipse. The allure is not just the spectacle of...

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