On Monday, Aug. 21, the moon will block the sun, resulting in a total solar eclipse that will be visible across all of North America. The last total solar eclipse was 38 years ago, and the next one will occur April 8, 2024, according to Space Center Houston. To learn more about solar eclipses, check out this Q&A with Andrew Renshaw, University of Houston assistant physics professor. Although the Lone Star State is not directly in the eclipse path from northern Oregon to South Carolina, Texans can still get a glimpse of the rare sight between approximately 11:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. at these Greater Houston area locations:

PARKS:

Buffalo Bayou Park 1800 Allen Parkway, Houston 713-752-0314 www.buffalobayou.org Hours: Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-11 p.m. (lighted areas), dawn to dusk (non-lighted areas) Discovery Green 1500 McKinney St., Houston 713-400-7336 www.discoverygreen.com Hours: Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Hermann Park 6100 Hermann Park Drive, Houston 713-524-5876 www.hermannpark.org Hours: Mon.-Sun. 6 a.m.-11 p.m.

MUSEUMS:

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston 713-639-4629 www.hmns.org Viewing times: noon-1:40 p.m. (15-minute intervals) Houston Museum of Natural Science-Sugar Land 13016 Unuversity Blvd., Sugar Land 281-313-2277 www.hmns.org/hmns-at-sugar-land Viewing times: noon-1:40 p.m. (15-minute intervals) Space Center Houston 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston 281-244-2100 www.spacecenter.org Viewing times: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

LIBRARIES:

Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library 16616 Diana Lane, Houston 832-927-5420 www.hcpl.net/location/clear-lake-city-county-freeman-branch-library Viewing party: noon-2 p.m. Harris County Public Library-Crosby Branch 135 Hare Road, Crosby 281-328-3535 www.hcpl.net/location/crosby-branch-library Viewing party: noon-2 p.m. La Porte Community Library 600 S. Broadway St., La Porte 281-471-4022 www.hcpl.net/location/la-porte-branch-library Viewing party: 1-1:30 p.m.