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On April 8th, we're in for a treat.

A total solar eclipse will be visible across a broad swath of North America,

giving us a view of the edges of the sun as the moon passes in front of

its face. Here to talk about the eclipse and what scientists hope to learn from it is science writer

Rebecca Boyle, author of a feature story in our March issue about Our Amazing Sun. Hi, Becky, thanks for

being here. Thanks for having me. So how big a deal is this eclipse for North America?

It is a big deal. This is not something you get to see every day, even every few years, even every couple decades.

It's pretty rare. And to have it cross such a huge swath of the U.S. and big population centers is really going to be special.

Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse in person before?

I've only seen one, and I know that there are people who, after they see one, go and

see as many as they possibly can, and I think that's a goal I might have for myself later in life.

There is nothing like it. It is hard to overstate how surreal and how beautiful and how otherworldly an eclipse is.

We had an annular eclipse in October of last year, which was really also pretty unique.

It's a strange thing to see the moon appear to take a bite out of the sun.

But a total solar eclipse is just mind-blowingly strange and beautiful and mystical,

and people are left crying and speechless. It's really pretty special to witness not only to

see it yourself, but to see the spectrum of reactions that other people have to watching this happen.

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