I have photographed many eclipses; I still have not made it to a total. A few years back,, I never made the drive north (and I should have). This year I had planned on going to my home away from home in Iceland; I came close to booking it many times, but I’ve been there enough to know clouds are inevitable. Turns out I was right; I am sure it was still awesome, but I stayed home. Actually, I was with my Mom, set the camera up on her deck, and got her to use my glasses to view. She loved it, so in the end, 20% with my Mom was better than 100% behind clouds in Iceland. If you are interested, my list is below of all my chances before my 100th birthday. I mean, I don’t want to be dragging the tripod around when I am triple digits; that would be crazy.
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Upcoming Total Solar Eclipses
- August 12, 2026: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia
- August 2, 2027: Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
- July 22, 2028: Australia, New Zealand
- November 25, 2030: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Australia
- November 14, 2031: Pacific Ocean (Hybrid/Total)
- March 30, 2033: Russia, U.S. (Alaska)
- March 20, 2034: Nigeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, China
- September 2, 2035: China, Japan, North Korea, Pacific Ocean
- July 13, 2037: Australia, New Zealand
- December 26, 2038: Australia, New Zealand
- December 15, 2039: Antarctica
- December 14, 2041: Angola, South Africa, Antarctica
- April 20, 2042: Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
- April 9, 2043: Russia
- August 23, 2044: Canada, U.S. (Montana, North Dakota)
- August 12, 2045: U.S. (Contiguous), Caribbean, South America
- August 24, 2046: Central Africa, Madagascar
- September 12, 2052: Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America
- August 3, 2054: China, Philippines, Pacific Ocean
- July 5, 2057: Indian Ocean, Australia
- May 11, 2059: Ecuador, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean
- April 30, 2060: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia
- April 20, 2061: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, China
- February 5, 2062: South Africa, Antarctica
- August 24, 2063: China, Japan, Pacific Ocean
- November 4, 2065: Southern South America
- December 17, 2067: Antarctica, South America
- January 27, 2069: Eastern Pacific, South America
- September 12, 2070: Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia
- August 3, 2073: Pacific Ocean, South America, Antarctica
Well, I now know where I’ll be on my100th birthday year, April 30th 2060, probably Israel ….. we used our welding mask and all took turns watching the eclipse, looked like Pacman….