Nicely done Florian! You're one person who I am absolutely sure would appreciate totality. Think Durango, Mexico, just 7 years from now...
Wildhorse, find totality and then drop by New York. You will thank me.
BTW, there is a transit of Mercury on November 11/12 of 2019. I watched the last transit of Venus, which barely made the news, and it was fascinating. Seeing a little black dot move across the face of the sun does not sound exciting, but imagine yourself watching another planet as it floats in space, real-time, across the path between you and the sun - it was somehow amazingly 3D. The eclipse is far more fun, but the transit is so easy. Keep those eclipse glasses!
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