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Hey there from CNN, I'm Chris de Boe with the five things you need to know for Monday, April 8th.

Millions of North Americans are just hours away from being plunged into darkness for a few minutes

for today's total eclipse, when the moon blocks out the sun.

32 million people in the US live along the path of totality and a whopping 99% of

people in the US will be able to catch a glimpse of at least a partial solar

eclipse this afternoon. If you're hearing all this and are like, so what?

Astrophysicist Dr. Hakim Oluchei puts this rare celestial spectacle into perspective.

It's like bringing space and the cosmos to your lap.

This is when you know, hey, I live in a solar system that's in a galaxy.

It's surreal.

From Texas to Maine, millions of Americans

will be able to look up with their eclipse safe glasses

and see something that won't happen in the US

for another two decades,

but cloudy weather could complicate things in some parts of the country.

That's not stopping people nationwide from celebrating in a major way.

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