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Podcast: Unpacked by Afar
Episode: Why You Have to See the April Solar Eclipse, According to an Airstream-Loving Astronomy Expert
Description: Where will you be on April 8, 2024? In case that date isn’t burned into your brain, it’s the day the sun, Earth, and the moon will completely align, creating a total solar eclipse that will sweep over a section of the United States. It will plunge cities around the U.S.—from Austin, Texas, to Buffalo, New York, into darkness for up to four minutes and 27 seconds and, according to our guest today, will be “the greatest science event in human history.” That’s because it’s going to be one of the most accessible celestial events to happe...