AzPicLady wrote:
I have a farm in the middle of Illinois. I had planned to go there for the eclipse. I recently downloaded a map of the course of the eclipse and found out that I'm about 15 miles outside the "total darkness" range. How much difference will that make?
For those of you who know the area, Effingham is right on the north edge of the path, and I'm 15 miles north of Effingham.
For the 2017 eclipse we were about 10 miles off the centerline. Totality was about 30 seconds shorter than the center. It lasted over two minutes which was time for photography. Outside the totality band is not the same experience. There would not be a “Diamond Ring” moment. Of course you need a clear day. Thousands of people traveled to eastern Idaho and western Wyoming for the reliable summer weather.