Hey, space nerds, it is time.

On Monday, that's April 8, 2024, tens of millions of people in the United States, Mexico, and Canada will see a total solar eclipse.

Now, a total solar eclipse lasts for just a few minutes.

And in this special bonus episode of NASA's

Curious Universe, we're going to help you make it an unforgettable experience.

I'm Jacob Pinner, co-host of NASA's Curious Universe, and this is your audio guide to the

eclipse. We have info on how you can watch the eclipse safely, how you can get

involved with citizen science or even make a homemade pinhole projector, and how NASA is bringing

the eclipse to you in case you can't make it to the path of totality. So let's get into it.

First things first, here's a quick overview of Monday's eclipse. Things

get started around midday. The Pacific coast of Mexico will see the eclipse first. Totality there

starts just after 11 a.m. Pacific time. The path of totality then loops up to the northeast across

13 U.S. states from Texas to Maine,

then it continues into Canada, and it exits the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland just after 5 p.m. local time.

At most, totality will last for a shade under four and a half minutes.

But you can find out the exact moment totality will start in your location and exactly how long it will last at NASA's website.

We have an interactive map with everything you need to know.

The address is go.nassah.gov slash eclipse explorer.

That's go.netsa.gov slash eclipse explorer.

Okay, so here to help me out is Julia Tilton.

She's the intern for our audio team.

Julia, what's going on?

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