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Mike Masnick ✅Apr 24, 2023

Randomly noting: if you're in the US, in April of 2024, the US will have a solar eclipse pass over a bunch of states for the first time in 7 years, and for the last time in *decades*.

It is an indescribably wonderful experience to be in the zone of totality. This article kinda covers it:. If you're not sure if you've seen one, you haven't. It's the most bizarre thing where it feels like someone flips a light switch and turns off the sky. https://www.space.com/37791-go-see-the-solar-eclipse-in-person.html

Yes, the Solar Eclipse Is Worth the Hype (Trust Those Who Have Seen One)

E.C. Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory, explains why you should really try to see the 2017 total solar eclipse. (Hint: It’s worth it.)

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Mike Masnick ✅Apr 24, 2023

Anyway, if you're at all interested in experiencing it (and, you should), I would recommend trying to find places to stay like... today. Many hotels opened up booking this weekend, and every one we had planned to try sold out almost instantly, despite ridiculous pricing. We eventually found a place and booked it, but rooms are disappearing quickly.

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DaveJ

@mmasnick I gave up on finding something in Texas (my preference), but did find both a reasonably priced AirBnB condo and a group of hotel rooms in Mazatlan. I’m worried the condo will cancel on me when they realize what’s going on. It’s crazy, much more so than last time, when I found a lot of options in South Carolina less than 6 months out.