‘Great American Eclipse coming soon

It’s going to be lights out Aug. 21.

Word to the wise, though? Don’t ditch your shades.

NASA predicts that from a Coeur d’Alene perspective, the coming solar eclipse will cover 90 percent of the sun. Experts say it’s still not safe to look directly at the eclipse without protection. And you’ll definitely want to see this.

For the first time in nearly a century, the sun, moon and Earth will align to cast a 70-mile shadow across the U.S.

Newsweek referred it to as the “Great American Eclipse” because this is the first eclipse since 1776 that will be visible only in the U.S./ Brooke Wolford, Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.