In no case should a child look directly at the solar eclipse, but there are special eclipse glasses. Anadolu via Getty Images When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth on April 8, 2024, it ...

What is a solar eclipse? A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. This causes the moon to completely obscure the sun and exposes the sun’s corona (the outermost ...

The eclipse can only be viewed with uncovered eyes during its totality. Dr. B. Ralph Chou, a retired professor of optometry at the University of Waterloo in Ontario who is also an astronomer, told the ...

An eclipse, the transit agency noted in the post, "occurs when a much smaller object travels between the viewer and something much larger." RELATED: Here's what time the solar eclipse will begin and ...

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