Thinking of watching the solar eclipse tomorrow? It's never safe to look directly at the sun, even if the sun is partly obscured, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says. The only safe way to look directly at the eclipse is through special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse
glasses” or hand-held solar viewers. Sunglasses or homemade
filters aren't safe because they transmit thousands of times too much sunlight.
The advice appears on the agency's official eclipse web site, eclipse2017.nasa.gov.
Tomorrow afternoon will look like tomorrow evening as the moon crosses in front of the sun in a rare solar eclipse visible in some degree to the entire contiguous United States. The moon is expected to block up to 75 percent of the sun during the event, according to NASA. Meanwhile, the coverage will be 100 percent in a roughly 70 miles-wide swath beginning around Salem, Oregon and ending around Charleston, South Carolina, NASA said.
But no matter how great or small the coverage, unless you have glasses or solar viewers, don't watch. Looking directly at the sun can cause serious eye damage, even blindness.
You shouldn't try to take pictures with your phone, or use a telescope or binoculars while wearing the solar glasses, either. "The concentrated solar rays will damage the filter and enter your eye(s), causing serious injury," NASA said.
The only time it's safe to look directly at the sun during an eclipse is when the moon completely obscures the sun during "the period of totality," according to NASA. And even for viewers in the path of totality, NASA says it's "crucial" to know when to take off the solar eclipse glasses and put them back on.
According to reports, New Jersey should begin to see the eclipse at 1:22 p.m., with the expected 75-percent coverage reached at 2:45 p.m.
For those of us who don't have solar glasses or other devices for safely viewing the sun, or who want a detailed analysis of what's going on, NASA will live stream the event starting at 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). For links, go to https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream.
In addition, for four hours surrounding the eclipse, NASA will host what it calls an Eclipse Megacast, a broadcast that will allow NASA to interact with scientists and members of the public as they watch and study the eclipse The Megacast will originate at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and run from 11:45 a.m. EDT to 4:15 p.m. EDT. For links, go to https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream.
For more information about the eclipse and the do's and don'ts of eclipse-viewing, go online to https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov.
The advice appears on the agency's official eclipse web site, eclipse2017.nasa.gov.
Tomorrow afternoon will look like tomorrow evening as the moon crosses in front of the sun in a rare solar eclipse visible in some degree to the entire contiguous United States. The moon is expected to block up to 75 percent of the sun during the event, according to NASA. Meanwhile, the coverage will be 100 percent in a roughly 70 miles-wide swath beginning around Salem, Oregon and ending around Charleston, South Carolina, NASA said.
But no matter how great or small the coverage, unless you have glasses or solar viewers, don't watch. Looking directly at the sun can cause serious eye damage, even blindness.
You shouldn't try to take pictures with your phone, or use a telescope or binoculars while wearing the solar glasses, either. "The concentrated solar rays will damage the filter and enter your eye(s), causing serious injury," NASA said.
The only time it's safe to look directly at the sun during an eclipse is when the moon completely obscures the sun during "the period of totality," according to NASA. And even for viewers in the path of totality, NASA says it's "crucial" to know when to take off the solar eclipse glasses and put them back on.
According to reports, New Jersey should begin to see the eclipse at 1:22 p.m., with the expected 75-percent coverage reached at 2:45 p.m.
For those of us who don't have solar glasses or other devices for safely viewing the sun, or who want a detailed analysis of what's going on, NASA will live stream the event starting at 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). For links, go to https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream.
In addition, for four hours surrounding the eclipse, NASA will host what it calls an Eclipse Megacast, a broadcast that will allow NASA to interact with scientists and members of the public as they watch and study the eclipse The Megacast will originate at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and run from 11:45 a.m. EDT to 4:15 p.m. EDT. For links, go to https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream.
For more information about the eclipse and the do's and don'ts of eclipse-viewing, go online to https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov.
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