Total Solar Eclipse fever builds ahead of April 8

A compilation of photographs shows the progress of the Annular Solar Eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023 in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. On April 8, NASA says, the total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing through Texas around 1:27 p.m. CDT and ending in Maine about 3:35 p.m. EDT. Anywhere along the eclipse path, the longest period of totality will be 4 minutes and 28 seconds, nearly double that of the 2017 solar eclipse.

Madilyn Hafner, left, a Great Start Readiness Program preschool teacher and her substitute aide Jessica Borrmann hand out solar eclipse glasses to preschool students during a class activity at Mason Central Elementary School in Erie, Mich. on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Wearing a pair of solar eclipse glasses, Patrick Moriarty looks skyward from his yard in Rochester, N.Y. on Friday, March 15, 2024. Moriarty, a former Webster earth science teacher, is reconnecting with past students who he has invited to his eclipse watching party. Moriarty plans to have all his guests sign his Rochester eclipse poster as a keepsake of the event.

Giant viewing glasses for the April 8 total solar eclipse are set up for public use at Veterans Memorial Park in Dripping Springs, Texas Monday March 18, 2024.

Second-graders at Indian Landing Elementary School in Rochester, N.Y. use a lollipop to cast a moon-like shadow during a visit from the Penfield High School Eclipse Club March 19, 2024.

Robin Gill, astronomy education specialist at The Wilderness Center in Wilmot, Ohio conducts a program to teach those interest how to successfully and safely view the solar eclipse. Saturday, February 10, 2024.

Kyeonie 'Keke' Leta-Robinson, tenth grade, and Miracle Galland, ninth grade, work together to tape down sheets of silver black polymer solar film to create a skylight for viewing the upcoming total solar eclipse, in science teacher Ellen Post's classroom at Wilson High School in Rochester, N.Y. Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Two people dressed as the sun and the moon stand nearby as Mary Walker, Director of the Wayne County Tourism Bureau, speaks at the Total Solar Eclipse Countdown Kickoff held at the Old National Road Welcome Center in Richmond, Ind., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

Melinda O’Malley, director of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.’s digital video theater and planetarium, holds a model of the sun, moon and Earth she uses to explain solar eclipses to students.

A large ball resembling the sun gets folks read for the April 8th solar eclipse during the St. Patrick's Day parade in downtown Rochester, N.Y.

Sonic Drive-In announced the launch of a new limited-edition drink, the "Blackout Slush Float" to give fans an "out-of-this world experience." The new Blackout Slush Float will be available nationwide at participating locations from March 25 to May 5. The new drink will include flavors of cotton candy and dragon fruit, according to Sonic, with the all-black slush representing the temporary darkness from the solar eclipse.

Maumee Bay Brewing Co. in Toledo, Ohio didn't have to come up with a new beer to celebrate the eclipse. Its Total Eclipse Breakfast Stout has been around since 2009.

Austin, Texas based Tiff's Treats is now offering eclipse mixes featuring lemon sugar cookies and double chocolate chip cookies.

Alan Hanstein, executive director of the Challenger Learning Center in Tallahassee, Fla., uses solar eclipse glasses to look directly at the sun Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Kaley Gross uses binoculars with a filter on them to look directly at the sun Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in Tallahassee, Fla.

Alan Hanstein, executive director of the Challenger Learning Center, uses a special telescope to look directly at the sun Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in Tallahassee, Fla.,

A trio of solar eclipse themed drinks, the Alien, the Eclipse and the Black Hole, at the newly opened Rabbit Hole Tavern in Rochester, N.Y. The Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge can be seen out the windows, spanning the Genesee River.

Rebecca Calfo of Fairborn watches her children, Ben, 13 and Liliana, 10, make a moon phase calendar and calculator during a class Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The 100-year-old museum will host eclipse-themed educational classes every Wednesday before the solar eclipse on April 8.

Lydia Mork, 12, of Beavercreek makes a moon phase calendar and calculator Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The 100-year-old museum will host eclipse-themed educational classes every Wednesday before the solar eclipse on April 8.

Warby Parker solar eclipse glasses will be available at all retail locations starting Monday, April 1.