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While a partial Solar Eclipse is still an incredible sight to see, members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club say totality is totally worth traveling for.

While a partial Solar Eclipse is still an incredible sight to see, members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club say totality is totally worth traveling for.

By Kim O’Connell | December 21, 2020 Waterside stargazing at Assateague Island National Seashore. Photo by Getty Images The rhythmic trills of the evening cicadas had faded, and I’d just fallen into a deep sleep when I heard the unmistakable sound of a tent flap being unzipped. In the darkness, my teenage son crunched away from our campsite, presumably to answer the call of nature. But when he didn’t come back right away, I sat up and called his name. “Mom, come out here,” he whisp...