Watch a solar eclipse without damaging your eyes

Uploaded on March 21, 2025

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Watch a solar eclipse without damaging your eyes

Learn about safe practices for observing a solar eclipse. To prevent serious eye damage, always avoid direct eye contact with the Sun, especially during a solar eclipse. Use special glasses with eclipse filters, as regular sunglasses won't offer sufficient protection. Prioritize your eye health while enjoying the beautiful spectacle of a solar eclipse. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA)

Eclipse or not, you shouldn't look at the Sun directly with the naked eye, or with a camera or telescope without a solar filter.

This can lead to irreversible eye damage.

There are several ways to enjoy the show to the fullest in complete safety.

Solar eclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Part of Earth then finds itself in the Moon's shadow.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the solar disk for an observer in the eclipse path.

To protect your eyes, wear special glasses with certified filters.

Your ordinary sunglasses are very fashionable, but they won't protect your eyes sufficiently.

Enjoy the celestial show... safely!

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