Learn from a NASA scientist and a local retina expert on how to safely view the eclipse and avoid eye damage.
Viewing a solar eclipse can be a spectacular, life-changing experience. It can also permanently burn your eyes — if you’re not gazing to the skies with proper protection. In places such as Philadelphia, Monday’s eclipse will be visible, but the sun will be only partially covered by the moon. That makes it imperative that eclipse-watchers view this astronomical phenomenon only through special glasses to avoid long-term eye damage, experts say.
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