# Everything you need to know about solar eclipse glasses before April 8

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/a-stargazers-guide-to-solar-eclipse-glasses/
- Published: 2024-03-15T10:00:02-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: People view a total solar eclipse from the observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York City on Aug. 21, 2017. Photo credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images. Article by Joe Hernandez. NPR – updated March 13, 2024. The total solar eclipse is just weeks away. If you’re geeked to see it, you’ll want to start getting prepared to do so safely. One way would be to nab a pair of special solar eclipse glasses. Since it’s been seven years since the last solar eclipse crossed the U.S., here’s a refresher on all things eclipse glasses so you can view this celestial event without frying your eyeballs. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org