https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/uc-berkeley-and-google-looking-for-amateur-images-of-upcoming-august-eclipse/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/uc-berkeley-and-google-looking-for-amateur-images-of-upcoming-august-eclipse/#comment-967684 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:21:18 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=44381#comment-967684 As the date of the August 21 eclipse draws near, keep this important safety information in mind: You MUST use special eclipse safety glasses to view a partial eclipse and the partial phases of a total eclipse. To do otherwise is risking permanent eye damage and even blindness. The ONLY time it’s safe to look at a TOTAL eclipse without proper eye protection is during the very brief period of totality when the Sun is 100 percent blocked by the Moon. If you’re in a location where the eclipse won’t be total, there is NEVER a time when it’s safe to look with unprotected eyes. (Also, optical devices, including cameras, need special solar filters to protect the viewer’s eyes and the device itself.)

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/uc-berkeley-and-google-looking-for-amateur-images-of-upcoming-august-eclipse/#comment-967644 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 21:00:53 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=44381#comment-967644 Seconded Rob.

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