Ohio’s getting its first total eclipse in 200 years. Here’s what you need to know

Ohio’s getting its first total eclipse in 200 years. Here’s what you need to know

By: Nick Evans –

One week from today, more than half of Ohio is going to stop whatever it’s doing and spend a few minutes looking into the sky. The April 8 eclipse cuts a line from rural Darke County to the Cleveland suburbs, sweeping Dayton, Lima, Akron and Sandusky into the path of totality.

Eclipses themselves aren’t all that rare. A total eclipse is visible from somewhere on earth about every other year. But when you start getting specific about location they can be a bit harder to come by. […]