Total Solar Eclipse: North Texas students learn about upcoming eclipse at UTA Planetarium

to be a part of that. It's a great opportunity for us to learn a lot more about how we can be a part of that. Fox four News is gearing up to bring you extended coverage of the total solar eclipse now just about a month away takes place April eighth. Many people will never see another one. So this is really an incredible learning opportunity for Children. Fox four's Alex Boy A joins us. Now without UT Arlington is helping students and I guess parents to when the students share with Mom and Dad and Alex. Yeah that's right. Really the entire family, right, Heather. You know, we're going to have a lot of fun. It's going to be a month of totality, which means, of course, that we're going to get some pretty incredible views. And as you mentioned, it's going to be an event for a lifetime. You know what better place for kids to learn about that experience than at the U. T. Arlington Planetarium. The planetarium at U. T. Arlington is buzzing with activity. Students of all ages are eager to learn about the total eclipse happening next month. I feel very fortunate that it is happening. It's going to be a month of totality. It's going to be a month of total eclipse, and it is approximately like once you know 400 year opportunity inside the massive dome elementary school students from Rockwall I s D got an out of this world lesson. We are experiencing a total solar eclipse on Monday, April eight on that day for about three minutes. 20 seconds. The moon will be in the sky for about three minutes. It's going to be a total eclipse on Monday, April eight at U. T. Arlington and Dallas U. T. A planetarium program coordinator McKenna Doubt says it will feel like dusk or dawn. At that point, you can take off your glasses and you'll be able to see just like. There's almost no sign. Doubt says you won't just see the total eclipse, but you can hear it and feel it. It's going to get kind of dark. It's going to feel, you know, a little weird. It might feel a little cooler. You can listen to the sound of the eclipse. You can hear the sound of the moon and you can hear the sound of the moon and you can hear the sound of the moon and the sunset and sunrise, and so they are going to think it's nighttime. The dazzling event will last for about three hours. The partial eclipse will start about 12 20 P.m. and it will end just before three P.m. You'll need special glasses to safely view the eclipse. Students were each given a pair funded by a $50,000 grant from NASA. You're gonna wear those glasses and look at the eclipse. It's going to be really cool. It's going to be a lot of fun. The students are going to be going to the UTA planetarium to learn about the eclipse prior to the April 8th event. Thanks to that grant. It's a thrill for both science geeks. It's going to be incredibly cool and everyday Texans alike. Oh I'm excited. I know I'll be working that day, but I'm going to take a break and go outside and see it because we're not going to see it again. What do you think about the eclipse and the fact that it's going to get really cool? It's going to be a lot of fun. It's going to be a lot of fun. And as you might imagine, the planetarium is seeing a huge uptick in folks who want to learn about the total eclipse prior to the event. Now I mentioned that you know this thing will happen for about three minutes and 20 seconds that total eclipse that, of course, depends on where you are. They were talking about Arlington, but, for instance, if you're down in the NS area, which is southeast of Dallas. It will be a full minute longer