Countdown Begins for April’s Total Solar Eclipse; What to Know About Watch Parties and Safe Viewing

Countdown Begins for April’s Total Solar Eclipse; What to Know About Watch Parties and Safe Viewing
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Cerulean, Ky., on Aug. 21, 2017. Timothy D. Easley/AP Photo
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The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse.

The peak spectacle on April 8 will last up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds in the path of total darkness—twice as long as the total solar eclipse that dimmed U.S. skies in 2017.