These GIFs, featuring Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, can be used as reminders for safe solar viewing this October.
Learn more about how to safely watch the annular solar eclipse: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2023/oct-14-annular/safety/",
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