A total solar eclipse will streak across America from Texas to Maine on Monday, and some people want to make absolutely sure they don’t miss it.

Because clouds can obscure the view of the sun, some high rollers are dropping heavy cash to get into the sky for a better look.

Among the spectators will be Andrew Bazos, who has secured a vantage point aboard a private aircraft that will fly at 17,000 feet. He’s spending $2,000 for the flight.

“It’ll be my first eclipse. I’m splurging on myself for this one,” Mr. Bazos, 61, an orthopedic surgeon and founder of CrowdRx, told the New York Post.

He’ll be flying on a Blade jet. The aviation company has fully booked 14 flights departing from New York to view the eclipse, with tickets ranging from $1,975 to $3,750. The flights let passengers witness the solar spectacle from above the clouds, lasting five minutes.

The upcoming total solar eclipse, the first to traverse the U.S. since 2017, will follow a path that begins off the coast of Mexico and moves in a northeasterly direction. This course will cut across Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio as well as parts of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine before it proceeds through portions of Canada.

“I’m a science nerd. I love astronomy. It’s totally worth it,” Mr. Bazos told the Post.

Lots of others think so, too.

“It sold out within 15 minutes of sending the email. We couldn’t add flights quick enough,” Roisin Branch, chief marketing officer for Blade, told the Post.

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