Eye Safety During a Total Solar Eclipse

When is it safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing?

• During the brief total phase of a total solar eclipse

• During the partial phases of a solar eclipse

• At any time during a solar eclipse

• Never

What will happen if you view any part of the bright Sun through a camera lens, binoculars, or a telescope without a special-purpose solar filter?

• You will experience temporary blindness

• You will instantly cause severe eye injury

• You will see a clearer image of the Sun

• Nothing will happen

What should you use to view the partial phases of the solar eclipse directly with your eyes?

• Regular sunglasses

• Eclipse glasses

• Handheld solar viewer

• Camera lens

What should you do if your eclipse glasses or handheld viewer is torn, scratched, or otherwise damaged?

• Continue using them

• Repair them

• Discard the device

• Give them to someone else

What will happen if you look at the Sun through a camera lens, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device while wearing eclipse glasses or using a handheld solar viewer?

• You will see a clearer image of the Sun

• You will experience temporary blindness

• The concentrated solar rays will burn through the filter and cause serious eye injury

• Nothing will happen

What is an indirect viewing method that can be used to safely view the Sun during a solar eclipse?

• Looking directly at the Sun

• Using eclipse glasses

• Using a pinhole projector

• Using a camera lens

Can eclipse glasses or handheld viewers be used with cameras, binoculars, or telescopes?

• Yes, they can be used interchangeably

• No, they require different types of solar filters

• Yes, but only with binoculars

• No, they are not compatible

What should you do when viewing the partial phases of the eclipse through cameras, binoculars, or telescopes equipped with proper solar filters?

• Wear eclipse glasses

• Use a handheld solar viewer

• Remove all eye protection

• No additional eye protection is needed

What must be done before using a solar filter with a camera, telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device?

• Attach the solar filter to the back of the device

• Attach the solar filter to the front of the device

• Attach the solar filter to the side of the device

• No solar filter is needed