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On March 7, 1970, North Carolina was experiencing a total solar eclipse!
"It's very important not to look directly through a pair of binoculars or a telescope. look at it indirectly. That's the safest way to look at the eclipse," Jim Patton of the Greensboro Astronomy Club said.
In the days before, Patton showed our reporter various ways to watch a solar eclipse safely.
That's when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, creating total darkness in the middle of the day.
Solar eclipses are pretty rare events.
The U.S. is preparing to experience another solar eclipse on April 8. Greensboro won't experience total darkness—rather, 84% coverage will still be something to see.
After April 8, the next solar eclipse won't happen again in the U.S. until 2044.
Be sure to stay tuned to WFMY News 2 over the next month for more on the eclipse and how you can watch it here in the Triad.
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