Solar eclipse safety reminder

A reminder from Wake Forest University Office of Environmental Health & Safety.

On Monday, April 8, a partial solar eclipse will cross Winston-Salem. The eclipse will cover approximately 80% of the sun at its maximum at 3:13 p.m. The entire eclipse will last two and a half hours.

Partial solar eclipses are different from total solar eclipses – there is no period of totality when the moon completely blocks the sun’s face. Therefore, during a partial solar eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the eclipse without proper eye protection.

Do NOT 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 — the concentrated solar rays will burn through the filter and cause serious eye injury.

For more information, see the NASA Eclipse Safety website.