The Guardians made a decision about how to handle the opening day total eclipse of the sun*.

*It does not involve flying a Lear Jet to Nova Scotia.

Cleveland’s first game at Progressive Field against the Chicago White Sox will begin on April 8 at 5:10 p.m. – two hours following a total solar eclipse, an event that hasn’t happened in Northeast Ohio since 1806 and won’t again until 2444.

The team said Thursday that the ballpark’s gates will open at 2 p.m., giving fans a chance to observe the eclipse, which will begin at 1:59 p.m. and go for several hours with the peak coming at 3:13 p.m. and lasting four minutes.

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That’s cool. Fans get a chance to enjoy the outage in the park, then take in a game. The Guardians likely get to pull in a lot more concession money as well.