A solar eclipse is coming April 8. Here's how to watch it

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Cities and states across the U.S. are preparing for an influx of visitors for the April 8 eclipse. A look at preparations and planned events for the eclipse.

, a large swath of North America will see day turn into night for as long as four-and-a-half minutes as a

"It is not safe to look at the sun even with sunglasses," Jackie Faherty at the American Museum of Natural History told the Associated Press."In order to look at the sun you need to ensure that whatever eyewear you have on or protective gear is blocking all of the dangerous radiation from you, the ones that your eye can't see or detect."

 

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