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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA Astronauts Will Protect Their Eyes During Solar Eclipse on Monday

By  //  April 6, 2024

handheld solar viewer are a must to look directly at the Sun during eclipse

While visiting NASA Headquarters in Washington on March 19, 2024, astronauts Stephen Bowen, left, Frank Rubio, Warren Hoburg, and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, posed for a photo wearing solar viewing glasses. (NASA image)

(NASA) – Eclipse glasses with the ISO 12312-2 international standard or a safe handheld solar viewer are a must-have to look directly at the Sun during the eclipse before or after totality—the brief period where the Moon completely blocks the Sun’s face.

A total solar eclipse will cross North America on Monday, offering millions a rare opportunity to see afternoon skies temporarily darken as the moon blocks the face of the sun.

Viewing any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter secured over the front of the optics will instantly cause severe eye injury.

NASA will have live coverage of the total solar eclipse, beginning at 1 p.m. EDT.

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