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Resources for watching the April 8, 2024 solar eclipseApril 8 Total Solar Eclipse (McDonald Observatory)Interactive Solar Eclipse Map for April 8Total Eclipse of the Horns (UT Austin)Totality (free, interactive phone app that tells you what the eclipse will be like for any location, which locations will experience totality and for exactly how long)How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely (American Astronomical Society)Solar Eclipse Across America (American Astronomical Society)Dig deeper into eclipse scienceLunar and solar eclipses make animals do strange thingsEpisode creditsSelect bird sounds from: Yasuni Soundscapes – Ecuador 2018, by Lang ElliottOur theme music was composed by Charlie HarperOther music for today’s show was produced by: Podington BearCover image: The Sun’s corona shining brightly during a total solar eclipse in 2009. This media was created by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab). Credit: Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol, Vojtech Rušin, Ľubomír Klocok, Karel Mart