Monday, April 08, 2024

How to Safely View a Solar Eclipse | NASA Goddard

How to Safely View a Solar Eclipse | NASA Goddard

Do you know how to safely view a solar eclipse? There are more ways than one!

To protect your eyes while looking at a solar eclipse, always use proper eye protection for solar viewing—such as solar viewing glasses (often called “eclipse glasses”) or a handheld solar viewer—when any part of the bright solar disk is visible.

To use telescopes or binoculars to look directly at the Sun, you must install a certified solar filter to the front of the instrument.

Don’t have eclipse glasses or other equipment? 

You can use an indirect viewing method to project sunlight onto another surface and see the shape of the Sun throughout the eclipse. There are many ways you can do this from using materials around your house, tree leaves, or even your hands.

To learn more about solar eclipse safety, visit: 

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/safety/ 

View and download the eclipse map here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5073


Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producer: Lacey Young (MORI Associates)

Writers: Lacey Young (MORI Associates), Beth Anthony (MORI Associates), Vanessa Thomas (KBRwyle)

Narrator: Lacey Young (MORI Associates)

Additional footage: NASA EDGE

Duration: 3 minutes, 45 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 26, 2024


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