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(People use solar film to photograph the first annular eclipse seen in the U.S. since 1994 on May 20, 2012 in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.Getty) If you're planning to marvel in the total solar eclipse on August 21, be sure to wear sunscreen especially if you're planning to view itfor a long time.

While you might be more concerned with keeping your eyes safefrom the sun, the hour or two you spend watching the whole process will leave your skin exposed.

"The levels of damaging ultraviolet (UV) light will only be low during the brief, total solar eclipse occurring within the narrow path of totality, in which the sun is completely blocked by the moon," Christin Burd, a Damon Runyon-fundedprofessor molecular genetics at The Ohio State University, told Business Insider in an email. After the totality, "the unblocked UV rays will be intense and could easily result in sunburn," she said.

For the peopleinthe 70-mile-wide streak of the country that will be able to see the total solar eclipse, the buildup to the event will likely take longer than theyexpect, astronomer Amanda Bauer told ScienceAlert.Those who are just popping out for a few minutes to see a partial eclipse, which varies in timing and size across the country, might get away without lathering up.

Here are some otherthings you should bring if you're going to see the total solar eclipse, according to Mark Littman and Fred Espenek, authors of "Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024."

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