On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, people in the area will be treated to the Great North American Eclipse, when parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada will see the entire sun blocked by the moon – resulting in total darkness for nearly four minutes during daylight hours in some northern states.

However, in Southern Ocean County, it will be a partial eclipse as at the peak time the moon will block out close to 90% of the sun. That is similar to the last partial eclipse, which occurred on Aug. 21, 2017.

Cara Muscio, associate director of the Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College, said the eclipse process…