Eclipse spectators staked out their spots across three countries Sunday, fervently hoping for clear skies despite forecasts calling for clouds along most of the sun-vanishing route.
North America won바카라t see another coast-to-coast total solar eclipse for 21 years, prompting the weekend바카라s worry and mad rush.
Monday바카라s extravaganza stretches from Mexico바카라s Pacific beaches to Canada바카라s rugged Atlantic shores, with 15 U.S. states in between.
바카라I have arrived in the path of totality!바카라 Ian Kluft announced Sunday afternoon after pulling into Mesquite from Portland, Oregon, a 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometer) drive.
A total eclipse happens when the moon lines up perfectly between Earth and the sun, blotting out the sunlight. That means a little over four minutes of daytime darkness east of Dallas in Mesquite, where locals like Jorge Martinez have the day off. The land surveyor plans to 바카라witness history바카라 from home with his wife and their 3-year-old daughter, Nati.
바카라Hopefully, she바카라ll remember. She바카라s excited, too,바카라 he said following breakfast at Dos Panchas Mexican Restaurant.
Inside the jammed restaurant, manager Adrian Martinez figured on staying open Monday.
바카라Wish it was going to be sunny like today,바카라 he said. 바카라But cloudiness? Hopefully, it still looks pretty good.바카라
Near Ennis, Texas, to the south, the Range Vintage Trailer Resort was also packed, selling out of spots more than a year ago.
바카라I booked it instantly, then I told my wife, 바카라We바카라re going to Texas,바카라바카라 Gotham, England바카라s Chris Lomas said from the trailer resort Sunday. Even if clouds obscure the covered-up sun, 바카라it will still go dark. It바카라s just about sharing the experience with other people,바카라 he added.
In Cleveland, the eclipse persuaded women바카라s Final Four fans Matt and Sheila Powell to stick around an extra day after Sunday바카라s game. But they were debating whether to begin their drive home to Missouri Valley, Iowa, early Monday in search of clearer skies along the eclipse바카라s path. 바카라We바카라re trying to be flexible,바카라 Powell said.
Even the eclipse professionals were up in the air.
Eclipse mapmaker Michael Zeiler had a perfect record ahead of Monday, seeing 11 out of 11 total solar eclipses after successfully relocating three of those times at the last minute for better weather.
바카라We are the complete opposite of tornado chasers, always seeking clear skies,바카라 Zeiler said in an email over the weekend. This time, though, he was staying put in Fredericksburg, Texas, with his family, 10 of them altogether, and holding onto 바카라a considerable ray of hope.바카라
Farther north, in Buffalo, New York, Jeff Sherman flew in from Somerville, Massachusetts, to catch his second total solar eclipse. After seeing the U.S. coast-to-coast eclipse in 2017, 바카라now I have to see any one that바카라s nearby, he said.
Kluft also enjoyed clear skies for the 2017 eclipse, in Oregon, and rolled into Mesquite wearing the T-shirt from that big event. As for Monday바카라s cloudy forecast across Texas, 바카라at least I바카라ll be around people who are like-minded.바카라
Dicey weather was also predicted almost all the way to Lake Erie, despite Sunday바카라s gorgeous weather. The only places promised clear skies along Monday바카라s narrow 115-mile-wide (185-kilometer-wide) corridor of totality were New England and Canada.
Like everywhere else, the weather was the hot topic at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park on Sunday. By mid-morning, volunteer Tom Villa already had greeted tourists from several states, as well as Canada and Brazil.
바카라They hope it바카라s like this tomorrow, of course, but you know, the weather is the weather,바카라 he said.
