Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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When watching a partial or annular solar eclipse directly with your eyes, you must look through safe solar viewing glasses (“eclipse glasses”) or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun. Safe solar viewers are thousands of times darker and ought to comply with the ISO 12312-2 international standard. NASA does not approve any particular brand of solar viewers.

Explore more eclipse safety tips and learn more about safe solar viewing: go.nasa.gov/EclipseSafety

WARNING: It is never safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection designed for solar viewing.