In preparation for the total solar eclipse, amateur astronomer Jason Kendall gives safety tips
As excitement builds among amateur astronomers and sky gazers for the 2017 total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, there are safety precautions to keep in mind to avoid eye damage and in some cases, blindness. Salon spoke with, a board member at the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York and an astronomy lecturer at Hunter College and William Paterson University, about the risks associated with looking at the sun with your naked eye during the eclipse. Kendall is traveling to, to view the event, which is within the eclipse’s path of totality, a stretch touching 14 states where the sky will darken when the moon casts a shadow onto Earth.
