It's not long before we'll be in the path of totality during the eclipse on April 8. 

While that wasn't the case in 2017, there was a total solar eclipse that ran from coast to coast.

It was dubbed the "Great American Eclipse." 21 News Anchor Derek Steyer was sent to Hopkinsville Kentucky where there wasn't a cloud in the sky, and carried live coverage on the air, the very spot pegged by NASA as the place to be for complete totality.

"46 states and 19 countries were represented in Hopkinsville, Kentucky alone," Steyer said, "It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my life."

He the moments leading up to totality...hundreds of people gathering with their glasses... anticipation building.

"Pictures and videos don't do it justice," he said, "You have to see it in person."

As the moon starts to move right in front of the sun, daytime turns to dusk.

"It sends a shadow across the landscape, and you see it. It's incredible," he said, "It is like nighttime. You can see stars, you can see some planets, the temperature dropped about five degrees." 

The eclipse in Hopkinsville lasted about two minutes and 40 seconds. 

The last time something like this happened? 1979.

If you missed it in 2017, you're in luck. On April 8, 2024, Northeast Ohio be in the path of totality.

"Soak it in," Steyer said, "That's my best piece of advice because it's something that a lot of people aren't going to get to see again for a very long time. Obviously, get them the memories you want with your phone, but then just watch because it adds it is absolutely incredible."