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Article snippet: Welcome to the Smarter Living newsletter. Editor Tim Herrera emails readers once a week with tips and advice for living a better, more fulfilling life. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Monday morning. Friends, it’s finally here: Tomorrow a total eclipse will crawl across the continental U.S. for the first time in nearly a century! Starting around 1:15 p.m. E.D.T., a 70-mile-wide shadow cast by the moon will make landfall in Oregon and finish its path in South Carolina at around 2:49 p.m. E.D.T. Though only a lucky few will be in the direct path of totality — check here to see if you will be — the view from anywhere in North America will be incredible. To get started, read our guide on How to Watch an Eclipse. You’ll find tips on safely watching the eclipse, learn the science behind what you’re seeing, get advice on how to be a citizen scientist and more. (And while we’re planning ahead: Sync your calendar with the solar system.) Did you know there are eclipse chasers who travel the world to witness these celestial events? We talked to some of them, and here is their best advice for those experiencing their first eclipse. One tip: If you have any conceivable way of getting to a point of totality, do it. “This is the most awesome astronomical event there is, period,” one chaser told us. Remember: Do not look at the eclipse unless you have the proper gear! If you weren’t able to pick up a pair of eclipse glasses, here’s how to make a pinhole projector you ... Link to the full article to read more