Bailey Hall, KPTimes.com
Certain areas in Texas are preparing to go dark for a few minutes on April 8. A total eclipse happens every 18 months, but the last one to occur in Texas was 1878 and the next one will not happen again in Texas until 2317.
A total solar eclipse is when the moon fully covers the sun, which is also called totality. Since Houston will experience a partial eclipse where the sun is not fully covered by the moon, astronomy teacher Brad Kiser is taking his astronomy classes to Gatesville, which is about three and a half hours away from Kingwood.
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