ATLANTA — There's just over a week left until a total solar eclipse passes through parts of the United States, and if you're planning a trip to see it, you might end up shelling out some serious change. yeah.
Georgia will only see a partial solar eclipse on April 8th.
“We'll see a solar eclipse where about 85% of the sun will be covered at maximum. So you'll notice it's a little bit darker, but if you're not looking for it at the time, it won't make much of a difference,” says Mark Lancaster of Fernbank Museum. he said.
If you want to see a solar eclipse along the path of totality, you have to pay to travel.
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This year's eclipse will move from Texas to the Northeast. The trail is twice as wide as the one that covered parts of Georgia in 2017.
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The average round-trip ticket to Louisville costs about $1,200, according to ABC News.
A ticket to Buffalo costs about $1,000. A little cheaper is San Antonio, at just under $900.
Hotel and Airbnb prices in areas along the eclipse path are also astronomical.
In Killeen, Texas, a room costs over $860 per night.
In Burlington, Vermont, it costs nearly $1,400.
“Believe it or not, people are already booking hotels 11 months in advance,” said Clint Henderson, editor-in-chief of The Points Guy magazine. “The airline added a special flight for coverage.”
This will be the last total solar eclipse seen in the United States in more than 20 years.
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