Eclipse
Safety
Here are some important safety guidelines to follow during a total solar eclipse.
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View the Sun through eclipse glasses or a handheld solar viewer during the partial eclipse phases before and after totality.
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You can view the eclipse directly without proper eye protection only when the Moon completely obscures the Sun’s bright face – during the brief and spectacular period known as totality. (You’ll know it’s safe when you can no longer see any part of the Sun through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer.)
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As soon as you see even a little bit of the bright Sun reappear after totality, immediately put your eclipse glasses back on or use a handheld solar viewer to look at the Sun.
Presentations
How to Build a Pinhole Projector
Why an Eclipse Happens
In the News
Resources*
NH Total Solar Eclipse 2023 from NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs, Division of Travel and Tourism Development
14325: What is an Annular Exclipse? Eclipse Animation Elements
Eclipse Path of Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024
Where & When | 2024 Total Eclipse – NASA Solar System Exploration
Science in the Shadows: NASA Selects 5 Experiments for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Meet the Creators of NASA's Newest Eclipse Art
Total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 over Mexico, the USA, and Canada
Solar Viewing Projector (from NASA)
How to Make a Pinhole Projector to View Solar Eclipse (from NASA)
How To Build a Solar Eclipse Viewer! (College of Science at Louisiana State University)
Observing the Sun for Yourself ( by Stanford SOLAR Center)
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