How to experience the 2024 solar eclipse in Kansas City [Video]

The next total solar eclipse happens on April 8.But will the Great North American Eclipse pass over Kansas City?Well, kind of. If you’re hoping for something like a repeat of the 2017 eclipse that passed over both Kansas and Missouri, you’ll have to hit the road. Curious Kansas Citians will be able to see the moon blocking the sun during a partial eclipse on that Monday. In the metro area, the sun will be about 90% covered by the moon at the eclipse’s peak around 2 p.m.You can use eclipse glasses and indirect viewing devices like pinhole cameras to safely see the covered sun. Specific protective eyewear is needed to view the partial eclipse. The total solar eclipse will completely block the sun’s light and create a 115-mile-wide path of totality across much of the U.S.Where can you see the total Solar eclipse?The path of totality is approximately five to …