Looking directly at the sun during the eclipse is extremely hazardous to your eyes. The rods and cones responsible for vision are sensitive and are easily damaged by intense light and UV rays. The following are recommendations from NASA, NOAA, NatGeo, and the American Astronomical Society for viewing the eclipse safely.
- Use solar-filter or "eclipse" glasses or hand-held eclipse viewers that meet the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard. A list of brands and sources, meeting the safety standard is provided by the American Astronomical Society.
- Cover your eyes with eclipse glasses or solar viewer BEFORE looking at the sun.
- Do not look at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun through unfiltered camera lenses, binoculars, or telescopes. Also do not look through cameras, binoculars or telescopes with eclipse glasses or solar viewer.
- If you normally were eye glasses, place the eclipse glasses OVER your eyewear, or hold your hand-held viewer in front of your glasses.
- Similarly protect your camera, binoculars or telescopes by placing properly sized, solar filters on the front of the lenses.
- Follow all printed directions included with any eclipse glasses, solar viewers, or solar filters.
