It's two weeks until the Total Solar Eclipse. Here's why you might want to plan a trip around it

WASHINGTON — During the Total Solar Eclipse next month, the sun, Earth and moon will align and the moon will cast a shadow on the Earth. 

On April 8, the path of totality – where the sun will be completely blocked by the moon – will stretch from Texas to Maine. The farther away from the path of totality, the more sun you’ll be able to see.

Here in D.C., nearly 90% of the sun will be blocked, which will still be amazing. But members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club say it’s worth it to travel for totality.

Alan Goldberg, former Vice President of the Norther Virginia Astronomy Club, said, “99% partial is not good enough. Total is different."

Members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club are traveling to more than 80 locations from Mexico to Maine for the Total Solar Eclipse. Each dot on the map below represents a location where they’ll be traveling to.

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And they all say the trip is worth it. Here is how they describe totality:

• “Everything changes for that moment.” -Chris Kagy, former President and current members of NOVAC
• “I think once you see it once, you want to see it again. Cause you only see it a few minutes. And then it’s gone.” -Alan Goldberg, former Vice President and current member of NOVAC
• “A partial eclipse is like kissing your sister, a total eclipse is totally different it’s like making love to your wife.” -Bob Traube, 25 year member of NOVAC
• “Nothing happens for a second or two and you think, 'What’s going on?' And then that corona, as it’s called, the sun's streamers, stream out to, say, two dimensions of the sun on all sides, and that’s really magical.” -Geoffrey Cook, member of NOVAC
• “It’s almost a thing where you watch the other people. Especially as you get closer to it, just to see how people react.” -Woody Davis, President of NOVAC
• “Everything changes during totality. The lightning was just this eerie feel to it. Even the animals are different during totality.” -Trey Gruel, Member of NOVAC

But it might be worth the effort. After April 8, the next eclipse visible in the United States won’t be until 2044.

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