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Are You Ready For The Total Solar Eclipse?

NPR

Published June 26, 2017 at 12:33 PM EDT

This March 9, 2016 file photo shows a total solar eclipse in Belitung, Indonesia. Wyoming state tourism officials say the solar eclipse passing over the entire length of Wyoming in August could give the state economy a much needed boost. (AP)

You may have made your plans for a fun summer vacation, but have you planned for the solar eclipse? For the first time in a nearly a century, a total solar eclipse will sweep coast to coast across the U.S. on Aug. 21.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Kelly Beatty (@NightSkyGuy) of Sky & Telescope magazine about where to go and what to do to experience the eclipse in all its glory.