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Nobody can deny that for those in the right place at the right time, solar eclipses are awe-inspiring displays of nature's majesty. Getting to that right place at that right time, however, is often easier said than done. Most of the eclipses that Feedback can remember were obscured either by cloudy skies, excessive concern for retinal integrity or by being in the wrong country. Sometimes, possibly, all three at once. That's why NASA's let Propulsion Laboratory ambassador Tony Rice (@rtphokie on Twitter) is getting his plans for the 2023 annular and 2024 total eclipse lined up early. Observing that the paths of the two eclipses intersected at a spot in Vanderpool, Texas, he dug a little deeper and discovered that the location almost exactly matched that of the Lost Maples Winery -an ideal oasis to wait out Earth's troubles while enjoying the very best that astronomy has to offer.