How to see the total solar eclipse this spring [Video]

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A total solar eclipse will cross the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8. For only a few minutes, skies will be dark or dusk in the middle of the day.

During this brief moment of darkness, observers will be able to see the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, which is usually obscured by the sun’s brightness, according to NASA.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in between the Earth and the sun. Because the moon is so much closer than the sun, it covers the sun entirely.

Total solar eclipses are natural occurrences that happen about every 18 months, but they are viewable in different places each time. The last time a total solar eclipsecould …