Next year, a total eclipse

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Next year, most of us in the U.S. will have a chance to see a total eclipse of the sun without traveling too far. The eclipse will be Aug. 21, 2017.

Here’s a web site with all the details: eclipse2017.org

I think I’ve already figured out where I’ll want to go to watch the eclipse. The path of totality crosses a magical spot in the mountains of North Carolina, down at the point where the borders of three states meet — Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. This is Deliverance country. Spooky, no?