Even if you’re not in the path of totality, the solar eclipse on April 8 will offer a show to nearly everyone across North and Central America
On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, the moon will pass between Earth and the sun, its shadow sweeping across North America from west to east in a total solar eclipse. The sun and moon will appear to line up perfectly only along a narrow strip of land 100 miles (180 kilometers) wide. Everywhere else will experience a partial eclipse, in which the moon appears to take a bite out of the sun by covering part of its disk.
For those outside the path of totality, a partial eclipse is still a great consolation prize. The sight of our usually round sun instead appearing as an increasingly slim crescent is a special spectacle in its own right. (This partial eclipse view will also be visible to those along the path of totality during the hours before and after the full eclipse.) As the event progresses, sunlight will seem to weaken as more of the sun is obscured.
It’s because the eclipse will be at the same time they’d be leaving school. So to avoid having children trapped in traffic or possibly injured by people only paying attention to the eclipse a lot of schools are either doing a half day or a whole day off.
Don’t know where you’re getting anything about being locked inside without windows though.
It’s probably because of the harm that can come when you look directly at the eclipse without protection. You know, like this:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/total-eclipse-trump-peeked-n794621