(Washington, D.C.) — Experts are warning people about fake eclipse glasses, ahead of the stellar event on April 8th. Astronomer and City University of New York professor Emily Rice explains what you can’t use.
“Anything that you can pick up and see through it, it’s not going to protect your eyes from the sun,” said Rice.
Real eclipse glasses are specially made to block almost all visible light, and the American Astronomical Society warned the market is full of cheap knockoffs that could cause blindness. The society provided a list of reputable makers of eclipse eye protection at aas.org
Iowa is not in the path of totality, but you can view the partial eclipse from 12:39 p.m. to 3:18 p.m.
