Make safety a priority watching or photographing eclipse

By Lisa Iesse Writer Astronomers warn stargazers to protect their eyes (and iphones) when looking directly at the sky during the solar eclipse on April 8. The projected pathway including times and locations of the total solar eclipse on April 8, can be viewed on virtual maps posted on NASA’s website https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5123/ The eclipse is projected to begin at about 2 pm EST in Six Nations, coming from the southwest and will move northeast across Turtle Island towards the east coast. Astronomers say the partial phases of the eclipse (which happens before and after the total eclipse) is when it’s most dangerous to look directly at the sun. Looking at the sun before and after “totality” (the moment when the moon totally covers the sun) can cause retinal burns, permanently…

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