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Tina Hesman Saey is the senior staff writer and reports on molecular biology. She has a Ph.D. in molecular genetics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in science journalism from Boston University.

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During a total solar eclipse, some colors really pop. Here's why

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As a solar eclipse approaches totality and our eyes adjust to dimming light, our color vision changes. It's called the Purkinje effect.

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How Will Different Locations in the US Experience the 2024 Solar Eclipse?

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How Will Different Locations in the US Experience the 2024 Solar Eclipse?

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Analyze a projected map and data table for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse across the US to explain how people in different locations experience a solar eclipse.

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Student Directions

Remember to never look directly at the Sun without proper safety equipment.

Materials:

Use one of the following options for answering questions.

How Will Different Locations on Earth Experience a Solar Eclipse? Google Form

How Will Different Locations on Earth Experience a Solar Eclipse? Google Doc

How Will Different Locations on Earth Experience a Solar Eclipse? PDF

The dark paths across the map are where the largest area of the Sun will be covered by the Moon. People in these paths will experience either an annular or total solar eclipse. For a total solar eclipse, the ovals are called the umbra and create the path of totality.

On the map, the ovals contain times inside corresponding to the shape of the Moon's shadow cast at that time during the eclipse.

Also within the dark paths are duration contours. These delineate the length of time annularity or totality will last. The closer to the center of the solar eclipse path, the longer it will last. For the total path, times range up to 4 minutes.

Outside the eclipse paths, the map displays contours of obscuration, or percentage of the Sun's area covered by the Moon. Readers can trace the lines to percents printed along the left and top of map for the 2023 annular solar eclipse and along the right and bottom for the 2024 total solar eclipse. Notice how the 2024 total solar eclipse has a higher maximum percentage because the Moon will completely cover the Sun's surface.

2. Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse to learn more about how NASA uses data from past eclipses to predict the locations and times of future solar eclipses.

Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse | Video Length 2:33 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJgXaqW3

1. Overview | 2024 Total Eclipse - NASA Solar System Exploration. (n.d.). NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/

2. Tracing the 2017 Solar Eclipse. (2016, December 14). YouTube. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJgXaqW3md8

3. Where & When | 2024 Total Eclipse - NASA Solar System Exploration. (n.d.). NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved April 5, 2023, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2024/apr-8-total/where-when/

4. Garrison, M. (2023, March 8). SVS - The 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses: Map and Data. NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5073

Teacher Note

Teachers, these mini lessons/student activities are perfect "warm up" tasks that can be used as a hook, bell ringer, exit slip, etc. They take less than a class period to complete. Learn more on the " My NASA Data What are Mini Lessons?" page.

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How Will Different Locations in the US Experience the 2024 Solar Eclipse? | My NASA Data

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Students will analyze a projected map of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse across the US, with an accompanying data table of the locations and times, to explain how people in different locations experience a solar eclipse.

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How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature?

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How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature?

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Examine air temperature data collected through The GLOBE Program during the 2017 US solar eclipse.

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Overview

Students will examine air temperature data collected through The GLOBE Program during the 2017 US solar eclipse.

Student Directions

Remember to never look directly at the Sun without proper safety equipment.

Materials Required:

Use one of the following options for answering questions.

How does a Total Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature? Google Doc
OR

How does a Total Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature? PDF

Introduction:

In the visualization, the partial solar eclipse is represented by the light gray, outer circle (penumbra). Areas in the penumbra experienced a partial solar eclipse. It hit the west coast of the continental US at approximately 10:00 am Pacific Standard Time.

GLOBE Air Temperature with Eclipse Shadow 2017 | Video Length 0:41 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1NsClv1Du4

1. Types | About. (n.d.). NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved February 5, 2023, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/about-eclipses/types/

2. GLOBE Observer Quick Data Viz - 5 Min Intervals with Eclipse Shadow. (2022, February 28). NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved February 5, 2023, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2693/globe-observer-quick-data-viz-5-min-intervals-with-eclipse-shadow/

Teacher Note

Teachers, these mini lessons/student activities are perfect "warm up" tasks that can be used as a hook, bell ringer, exit slip, etc. They take less than a class period to complete. Learn more on the " My NASA Data What are Mini Lessons?" page.

Teachers who are interested in receiving the answer key, please complete the Teacher Key Request and Verification Form. We verify that requestors are teachers prior to sending access to the answer keys as we've had many students try to pass as teachers to gain access.

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How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Air Temperature? | My NASA Data

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Students will examine air temperature data collected through The GLOBE Program during the 2017 US solar eclipse.

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Nerd out on how the size and shape of celestial objects determine the different types of solar eclipse and variations in their appearance based on viewing location.

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See how the stages of the eclipse vary as the sun makes its path across the sky.

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Composite photo of the 2012 solar eclipse.

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Composite photo of the 2012 solar eclipse.

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See an eclipse on Mars as viewed by NASA's Perseverance Rover.

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NASA's Perseverance Rover Sees Solar Eclipse on Mars

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Get an alternative perspective on the eclipse by viewing its projection through a pinhole camera.

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How to Make a Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse

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Get an alternative view of the eclipse by viewing its projection through a pinhole camera.

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The following questions can be used to reflect on your eclipse viewing experience:

What changes did you notice during the eclipse?

What most surprised you about the eclipse?

What emotions did you feel during the eclipse?

What are you wondering about eclipses now?

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Some people make it their goal to view every total solar eclipse, no matter where in the world it takes them. Hear what drives them to continuously pursue these amazing events.

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Over time, we tend to develop mastery and apply our existing skills to our eclipse passion. For me, I am applying my psychology and research expertise to help understand and put words to this incredible experience so that people can understand why it is so special. I also use my clinical and consulting skills to help communities prepare for eclipses.I can see myself doing this for the rest of my life.

Other eclipse chasers have used their expertise to share skills in other ways.For example, in eclipse photography, weather predictions, maps, documentary filming, art work, and publishing books.As a result, the eclipse chasing community has developed resources to allow others to benefit from our knowledge and experiences.

You can read all about being an eclipse chaser in my first book Total Addiction: The Life of an Eclipse Chaser.

A really interesting documentary is currently being put together attempting to capture what is special about eclipses, and why us chasers chase. You can see the trailer here - it's pretty amazing - and if you are an eclipse chaser, then reach out and take part.

It's a really great community, and I love being part of it.

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Being an eclipse chaser - Being in the Shadow

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Make your own flipbook showing the progression of a Total Solar Eclipse.

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Do you want to read about the solar eclipse? Check out this wonderful resource list curated by the Deerfield Public Library staff that highlights some of the incredible books they have available in their collection to help you learn more.

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Presents a brief explaination of a solar eclipse which rarely lasts more than several minutes. Nevertheless, it is considered to be one of the most awe inspiring spectacles in all of nature. To witness such an event is a singularly memorable experience which cannot be conveyed adequately through words or photographs.

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Use your thumb to eclipse a partner or the objects around you.

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Create a scale model of an eclipse using a few simple materials.

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Discover how the ancient Babylonians were able to predict eclipses without modern technology.

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Examine the sun's elusive corona and other features that may become visible during a total solar eclipse.

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Student Directions

Remember to never look directly at the Sun without proper safety equipment.

dark paper

white chalk

circle template

Optional What is the Sun's Corona Student Sheets in Google Docs OR PDF.

Introduction:

1. Analyze Images:

What are the similarities and differences between the features in the Sun's corona across the images?

Add your observations to Data Table 1.

2. Label: Some features of the Sun's corona are only seen using special cameras and filters. Image 4 is a composite image, and not what you would see with your naked eye during a total solar eclipse. Examine the same image, in Figure 1, showing some of the coronal features that can be observed using special equipment.1).
during a total solar eclipse, at the moments of totality, with the naked eye. Remember that you need to use a solar filter, like solar eclipse glasses, to view the partial stages of the eclipse.

Which features of the corona, labeled in figure 1, do you see in the image of a total solar eclipse (Image 5)? Label the image with features of the corona.

3. Predict: Notice the coronal loops depicted in the carving from Chaco Canyon in 1097 (Image 1) and the drawing from 1860 (Image 2).

1. Create a drawing for your prediction for what you may see during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.

2. Save your prediction and compare it to your observations during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse across the US!

1. Gallery Item Display. (n.d.). Gallery Item Display. Retrieved April 3, 2023, from https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery-item.htm?id=9DAC8A9C-155D-451F-679EECBB4AC5B970&gid=9DAC8A43-155D-451F-673D9AF1E702DBF9

2. Coronal Mass Ejections | Total Solar Eclipse 2017. (n.d.). NASA Eclipse 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2023, from https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/coronal-mass-ejections

3. NASA/ESA SOHO. (n.d.).

4. Total Solar Eclipse 2017. (n.d.). Solar Eclipse. Retrieved April 3, 2023, from https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/total-solar-eclipse

5. Thomas, V. (2023, March 8). New NASA Map Details 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses in the US. NASA. Retrieved April 3, 2023, from https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/sun/new-nasa-map-details-2023-and-2024-solar-eclipses-in-the-us

6. Eclipses Home | Eclipses - NASA Solar System Exploration. (n.d.). NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved April 3, 2023, from https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/home/

7. Shannon Reed/NASA HEAT. (n.d.).

8. NASA GSFC/M.P. Hrybyk-Keith. (n.d.).

Teacher Note

Teachers, these mini lessons/student activities are perfect "warm up" tasks that can be used as a hook, bell ringer, exit slip, etc. They take less than a class period to complete. Learn more on the " My NASA Data What are Mini Lessons?" page.

Teachers who are interested in receiving the answer key, please complete the Teacher Key Request and Verification Form. We verify that requestors are teachers prior to sending access to the answer keys as we've had many students try to pass as teachers to gain access.

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What is the Sun's Corona? | My NASA Data

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In this activity students will compare different methods for observing the Sun's corona and make predictions about what they will observe during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.

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Find out what determines whether a solar eclipse is total or annular.

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If the sun, moon, and Earth line up every month, why don't see an eclipse every month? Watch this short video to find out. Note that this video was produced for the 2017 solar eclipse. The path of this year's eclipse across North America is different.

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Why Don't Solar Eclipses Happen Every Month?

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A collection of cultural myths about eclipses. You can use them for inspiration to write your own creative myth about eclipses.

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Soundscapes Project: Be an Eclipse Scientist

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Soundscapes Project: Be an Eclipse Scientist

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Through Eclipse Soundscapes, you can provide your very own multisensory observations and recorded sound data from the eclipse to help scientists better understand how the solar eclipses affect various ecosystems around the United States.

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On August 21, 2017, millions of people viewed a total solar eclipse as it passed through the United States. The Eclipse Soundscapes Project delivered an accessible multi-sensory experience of this exciting celestial event that allowed everyone, including people who are visually impaired, and others who were unable to see the eclipse with their own eyes, to experience the event. The project, then supported by NASA's Space Science Education Consortium (NSSEC), developed a mobile application that included audio descriptions of the eclipse in real time and an interactive "rumble map" that allowed users to visualize the eclipse through touch and sound.

Since the original project began, it has grown to include more projects that use Universal Design of Learning and a multi-sensory approach to engage all learners in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math (STEAM).

Projects

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On August 21, 2017, millions of people viewed a total solar eclipse as it passed through the United States. The Eclipse Soundscapes Project delivered an accessible multi-sensory experience of this exciting celestial event that allowed everyone, including people who are visually impaired, and others who were unable to see the eclipse with their own eyes, to experience the event.

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Project hundreds of tiny shadows of the solar eclipse onto the ground for an alternative perspective.

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Unless you've been living under a rock (correction: a rock without decent WiFi), you should be well aware that there's a solar eclipse going down today. The moon is going to hang out in front of the sun for a few moments, and it's going to be totally freakin' epic.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, famed astrophysicist, author, host, and meme, is appropriately psyched. He said this week that missing the eclipse, or just filming it instead of soaking it in, "would be to not live as full a life as you could have."

Well, that's easier said than done-unless you're in the path of totality, when the moon is completely shielding the sun, you'll only be able to see a partial eclipse. It'll be awesome, sure, but you can't safely stare at a partial eclipse without eclipse glasses (which will be tough to get your hands on so late in the game) or a crafty pinhole projector.

If you haven't snagged glasses, and you're not crafty enough to get into a pinhole project, deGrasse Tyson has a more practical solution. "Go into your kitchen," he says, "and get a spaghetti strainer, or colander-not the mesh, but the kind with holes in it-and go outside and hold it out over the ground." Besides looking like a nutjob, you'll actually be able to see the eclipse projected onto the ground in front of you. "Each one of those holes will act as pinhole camera and you'll see hundreds of images of the crescent sun on the ground, and you can watch the eclipse unfold safely."

What you'll see as the solar eclipse hits it's peak is pretty wild. The shadow of the colander will look normal, except the holes will each act as their own pinhole projectors, as crescent suns. And, hey, you won't look any crazier than the people next door holding cereal boxes against their faces.
Sure, you'll be wrapped up in watching the eclipse-but that's no excuse to have a big, boozy, eclipse-themed lunch.

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How to Watch the Eclipse Safely With a Colander

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Don't worry scoring eclipse glasses or crafting a pinhole projector-you already have a projector in your kitchen.

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Create your own solar eclipse art using a dark piece of construction paper and chalk!

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How to Draw the Solar Eclipse Chalk Art Project for Kids

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Create this solar eclipse craft to show the five stages of a solar eclipse.

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Solar eclipse foldable craft tutorial for school project and science lessons

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Compare what the eclipse will look like from different locations. How does the amount of the sun that is covered by the moon vary from place to place? Are there limits to where on Earth you can be and still see the eclipse?

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Eclipse Path of Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024

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Interactive map showing where the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 is visible-with local times and average cloud cover for any location.

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Explore the path of every solar eclipse over a 5,000 year span, including almost 1,000 years into the future. Do you notice any patterns? What do they make you wonder?

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Fred Espenak

The following atlas of world maps show the path of every total, annular and hybrid[ 1] solar eclipse visible from Earth during the five millennium period -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE[ 2]). The maps are broken down into 20 year intervals. Each map is stored in GIF format with a typical file size of 130 kilobytes. Note that each of these eclipses is also visible as a partial eclipse from a much larger geographic region. The regions of partial eclipse visibility are not shown on the maps since it would make them too difficult to read.

Each eclipse track is identified by the calendar date at the instant of greatest eclipse[ 3] ( Universal Time). The position of greatest eclipse appears an asterisk symbol near the middle section of each path. The calendar date is usually placed as close as possible to this point. However, congestion due to nearby or overlapping eclipse paths sometimes makes it necessary to place the identifying date along a different section of the path. This avoids confusion and makes it easier to read the maps. Careful inspection of each path should permit unambiguous identification with the correct date. It is also helpful to remember several rules about eclipse paths and dates:

1. Total eclipses always have blue paths.

2. Dates of total eclipses are always in bold style.

3. Annular eclipses always have red paths.

4. Hybrid eclipses always have magenta paths (except for the total eclipse sections of path which are blue).

5. Dates of annular and hybrid eclipses are always in italic style.

For eclipse paths which cross 180° longitude and are thereby split in two, an effort has been made to label both halves of the path when space permits. In the most congested cases, an arrow has been added to link the date with the path.

Should any instances arise where it is not possible to identify the correct eclipse date, please contact Fred Espenak ( fred.espenak@nasa.gov) for clarification.

The maps in this atlas can be printed on standard size (8.5" x 11") paper. Change your printer for "landscape" mode and set the scale to 50% reproduction ratio. If some clipping occurs, try a smaller scale setting (e.g. to 45% or 40%).

[ 1] The hybrid eclipse is also known as an annular/total eclipse. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path. For the maps in this atlas, the annular portion of the path is magenta while the total portion is blue.

[ 2] BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) are secular alternatives for the terms BC and AD, respectively.
For more information, see Year Dating Conventions.

[ 3] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to the Earth's center.

About the Eclipse Predictions

Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Holly Schurter (July 2002) Lauren Williams (July 2003) and Christopher Barrow (July 2004) for their hard work and valuable assistance in preparing the maps in this atlas and Sumit Dutta (July 2005) for applying NASA/W3C web standards.

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. For information on reproducting eclipse data, see NASA Copyright Information.

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

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This is NASA's official eclipse home page. It contains maps and tables for 7,000 years of eclipses and includes information on eclipse photography, observing tips and eye safety information.

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Watch this video to learn more about how solar eclipses happen, the different types of eclipses, and how to view the sun safely during an eclipse.

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It is important to wear special glasses during a solar eclipse to protect your eyes from the harmful effects of direct sunlight. Looking directly at the sun, even during an eclipse, can cause severe damage to your eyes. Learn more here about the type of glasses you need to keep your eyes safe.

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Solar eclipses are among the most spectacular cosmic phenomena visible from Earth, but they have to be enjoyed safely. Because observing a partial, annular, or total solar eclipse involves looking at the Sun, it's essential that you only do so with proper safety equipment. The most common way to safely view an eclipse is through solar eclipse glasses.

What are solar eclipse glasses?

Solar eclipse glasses use lenses that are made of black polymer, a flexible resin infused with carbon particles. They are about 100,000 times darker than ordinary sunglasses and block nearly all visible light as well as all infrared and ultraviolet light.

The same lenses are sometimes used in solar viewing cards that you hold over your eyes with your hand. Although this article will talk about eclipse glasses because they're more common, the same things apply to handheld solar viewers.

How can you tell if your eclipse glasses are safe?

Eclipse glasses have their safety certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). You can tell if a pair of solar eclipse glasses meet today's standards if they are labeled ISO 12312-2 (sometimes written as ISO 12312-2:2015). Eclipse glasses manufacturers send their products to specialized labs that test whether the lenses comply with the ISO 12312-2 safety specifications.

Unfortunately, some vendors sell solar eclipse glasses with the ISO label that haven't actually been tested and certified. The only way to be totally sure that your eclipse glasses are safe is to buy them from a source that the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has approved as reputable. The AAS reviews hundreds of solar eclipse glasses vendors to check that they have actually been tested and approved by the ISO, and to perform their own examinations of the products. They have a list of all their approved reputable vendors that you can check.

You can buy special Planetary Society eclipse glasses from AAS-approved vendor American Paper Optics. Every purchase supports The Planetary Society's work. Eclipse glasses always sell out early, so get yours today!

Aside from being sure they come from a reputable source, there are ways to check that your solar eclipse glasses are safe and in good condition. Make sure that the lenses aren't scratched, torn, or punctured, and that they aren't coming loose from the cardboard frame. If your solar eclipse glasses are in poor condition, don't use them.

You can also sometimes tell if a pair of eclipse glasses that claims to be ISO-compliant isn't really safe by trying them on and looking at bright objects other than the Sun. First, try looking at things like a shaded lamp in your home. If you can see that light, your eclipse glasses aren't strong enough. If you try this and can't see the light, try looking at something brighter like a bare lightbulb. This should appear dim through a safe solar lens. If that works, you can try glancing at the Sun through your eclipse glasses. If you find it uncomfortably bright, out of focus, and/or surrounded by a bright haze, this is another sign that your eclipse glasses aren't safe.

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Are your eclipse glasses safe? Here's how to know if your eclipse glasses are safe for watching a partial or total solar eclipse. Plus, some common alternatives you should definitely avoid.

Common alternatives that you should avoid

You may have heard people say that other materials can be used in place of eclipse glasses, but this is almost always untrue. The AAS has specifically identified the following as commonly suggested alternatives that are unsafe:

Ordinary sunglasses or multiple pairs of sunglasses stacked on top of each other

Neutral density or polarizing filters, such as those made for camera lenses

Smoked glass

Photographic or X-ray film (unexposed, exposed, or developed)

Emergency blankets

Potato-chip bags

Some of these filters may seem to dim the Sun to the point that it's comfortable to look at, but you might still be exposing your eyes to damaging infrared and ultraviolet rays. These rays can harm both your cornea (at the front of your eye) and the retina (in the back).

The only alternative to solar eclipse glasses that NASA and the AAS say is safe are welder's glasses rated 14 or higher.

Experience the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

We've partnered with The Eclipse Company to help you find the best viewing areas for the Annular and Total Eclipses. Use the map to see how many eclipse phenomena each location can offer.

How to enjoy a solar eclipse without glasses

If you can't find solar eclipse glasses, you can still enjoy the celestial spectacle in other ways.

During eclipses many communities have star parties, sometimes organized by amateur astronomy groups, local observatories, and organizations like The Planetary Society. If you get a chance to attend a star party for an eclipse, you could see it through a telescope that's been fitted with a solar lens for safely viewing the Sun.

If you don't have a star party nearby, you can still enjoy interesting phenomena that happen during an eclipse and see the eclipse itself indirectly. During a partial eclipse or the parts of a total eclipse before and after the Moon completely obscures the Sun, you can see the crescent shape of the Sun through shadows. Try holding a colander up to the Sun and looking at its shadow on pavement or a piece of paper on the ground; you'll see that each hole in the colander looks like a crescent instead of a circle.

Eclipse shadows A partial solar eclipse viewed through the holes of an ordinary colander.Image: Joe Mabel

You can also do something similar by poking a very small hole in a piece of paper or cardboard, holding it up, and looking at how the Sun's light projects through it onto the ground. It's extremely important with both of these methods to never look up through the hole at the Sun; only look at the shadow of what you're holding up to see how the Sun's light comes through the holes.

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How to Make a Pinhole Projector Want to see an eclipse without wearing solar glasses? Try this easy trick to make a pinhole projector.

If you're watching a total solar eclipse, the only time you can safely look directly at it without eclipse glasses is during the totality phase, when the Moon is completely blocking the Sun. You'll know this is happening when the whole sky gets dark. This phase generally only lasts a few minutes, and it's important that you look away again as soon as you see the Sun start to reappear.

Finally, you can always watch a live stream of a solar eclipse on NASA's website. You'll get to see the Sun being eclipsed through a special solar telescope, giving you a much bigger, more detailed view of the event than you'd get by seeing it in person. This is worth checking out if you can't see the eclipse in person because of location, bad weather, or lack of safe viewing materials.

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Explore NASA's map and timeline to know when the solar eclipse will be viewable on April 8, 2024.

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The Monday, April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

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NASA: How to Make a Paper Pinhole Camera

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