View Solar Eclipse Safely with Glasses or Risk Damaging Eyes and Cameras
- Looking at the sun without proper eye protection, even for a second, can cause permanent eye damage
- Smartphone cameras can be damaged if pointed directly at the sun
- Safest way to view partial eclipse is with ISO-certified eclipse glasses
- During totality, it's safe to look up at fully eclipsed sun briefly to take photos
- Can put solar filter over smartphone camera lens to photograph partial phases