The North American Solar Eclipse, Aug. 21, 2017 Options

[PDP8E]

As all of you know, by now, there will be an amazing Total Solar Eclipse this summer in North America stretching from coast to coast, and basically from 10 AM to 2 PM local time, from west to east.
An estimated 75 million people will be less than a half day's drive away from totality.
My family and I will be in Missouri that day, prepared to zip east or west in case of inclement weather.
Do you plan on observing this event?

[nprev]

Even if the odds aren't great, it's worth the attempt. I chased a hole in the clouds for the 26 Feb 1979 eclipse in Montana, and was successful. The images are still seared in my memory, even though I of course used proper viewing safety precautions.

[JRehling]

I have a conflict that is such a tremendous example of Murphy's Law that I'm going to be apoplectic about this until the next total eclipse. I'll have to settle for seeing the 75% totality where I live.

My plan was to go to Oregon, but I considered Wyoming as a good choice as well.

I'd be quite frightened of the chances of clouds in the East. I have been in the Midwest for a partial solar eclipse and clouds made it a non-event.

I experienced a 90% totality event in 2012 and one surprise to me was how the subjective experience – if one looked anywhere but the Sun was that nothing was happening. The crescent shadows in leaves were noticeable and it even made the shadow of my ears look quite devilish, but a daytime world lit with 10% sunlight looks very much like a daytime world lit with 100% sunlight, thanks to the logarithmic nature of the perception of sensation intensity. That last 10% is where the magic happens.