I’m the world's only solar eclipse journalist. I'm the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com and author of The Complete Guide To The Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024 and When Is The Next Eclipse? A traveler’s guide to total solar eclipses 2024-2034.
Total solar eclipses can be cruel. They have a narrow path of totality—the shadow of the moon—that has edges. Just like walking out of the shadow of a building on a sunny day, those not in exactly the right place at the right time will notice nothing out of the ordinary. It’s a timely reminder that the consequences of misunderstanding a total solar eclipse can be devastating.San Antonio is right on the edge of North America’s imminent total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.
Not a single one of them will remain in the city on April 8. Where first-time totality chasers are convinced to watch the eclipse, however, is less obvious.Some of San Antonio’s biggest tourist attractions are promoting themselves as excellent places to watch the eclipse when they are anything but. Fancy a, the city’s most famous historical site? Until recently its website stated: “The Alamo is the best place to watch the upcoming solar eclipse.
A big part of the problem is that on October 14 last year, San Antonio was in the perfect place to experience the annular solar eclipse, better known as a “ring of fire,” and many hotels, restaurants and attractions held events. For April 8, they’re simply repeating and ramping up their events when, really, everyone in San Antonio who can should be heading northwest.
Here are some places in the northwest of San Antonio that are within the path of totality, along with the duration of totality—according toTotal Solar Eclipse Campus Viewing Party
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