Be Smart: A Partial Eclipse Can Fry Your Naked Eyes

Left: A partial solar eclipse, as viewed from the Cotswolds, United Kingdom, March 2015. Right: A total solar eclipse, as viewed from Longyearbyen, Norway, March 2015.

And telescopes and binoculars only amplify the risk to your eyes from looking at the sun, doctors say. So even if you’re not in the “path of totality,” take precautions if you plan to watch.

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