Can I take off my glasses when the eclipse is total? This is the safe way to do it
The key to being able to see the phenomenon at its climax, and without risk of eye damage, is not to expose oneself to the powerful light of the Sun as soon as it begins to reappear after totality.
Eclipse glasses had not yet been invented when the last total eclipse crossed the Iberian Peninsula, in 1905. 121 years later, fears and contradictory information arise around it. For experts in these phenomena, it is safe to remove your glasses when the Sun is 100% obscured. But the colleges of opticians and optometrists issue the general message that “looking directly at the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 without proper protection can cause serious and irreversible eye damage.”
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