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The Library building is temporarily closed. Library staff and some services have been relocated to the 4th and 5th floors of the Howe Center.
Visit the following link for services and hours available at Howe: Library Support and Services During Summer Closure.
NASA reminds you:
Eye Safety During an Eclipse
Observing our star, the Sun, can be safe and inspirational.
Except for a specific and brief period of time during a total solar eclipse, you must never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection, such as safe solar viewing glasses (eclipse glasses). Eclipse glasses are NOT the same as regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses are not safe for viewing the Sun. During a total solar eclipse, you must wear your eclipse glasses (or use other solar filters) to view the Sun directly during the partial eclipse phase. You can only take your glasses off during the short time when the Moon completely obscures the Sun – known as the period of totality. If you don’t have eclipse glasses, you can use an indirect viewing method, such as a pinhole projector, which projects an image of the Sun onto a nearby surface.
(Source: NASA)
APOD is "originated, written, coordinated, and edited since 1995 by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell."
Check About APOD for mirror sites in many other languages as well as APOD social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit).
NoirLab tracks ground-based, nighttime optical and infrared astronomy, and posts weekly images of their observations and tools.
