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+1 to the sibling comments. I'd hardly even step outside my door to see 99.9%, but would travel continents for 100%.

In fact I had a flight booked to Spain to see this one which I unfortunately won't be able to make anymore.

It is literally night and day. Total eclipses are absolutely profound.

Total or nothing. The sun is so bright even 0.1% will prevent you from seeing the eclipse directly. With all respect for your family, they are very wrong on this one. I'd beg them to accept the drive if I knew them. I drove 14 hours each way to see the last eclipse and boy it was so worth it.

It isn’t. I’ve seen both total and partial, and it’s (literally) night and day. There’s no comparing the two, in my opinion.