How to safely view the Sun: 

Eclipse Glasses--When watching a partial solar eclipse or annular solar eclipse directly with your eyes, you must look through safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun. Safe solar viewers are thousands of times darker and must comply with the ISO 12312-2 international standard. 

Indirect Viewing Methods: If you don’t have eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer, you can use an indirect method, such as pinhole projection, in which you pass sunlight through a small opening and project an image of the Sun onto a nearby surface. Do NOT look at the Sun through the pinhole! 

You can look at the Sun and a solar eclipse through safe solar viewing glasses ("eclipse glasses") or other safe solar filter at any time. 

NEVER look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed Sun without appropriate eye wear. Sunglasses are not safe for viewing a solar eclipse or the Sun. 

Do NOT use eclipse glasses or handheld viewers with cameras, binoculars, or telescopes. Those require different types of solar filters. 


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