How to safely view Monday's total solar eclipse

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — If you're planning on viewing the total solar eclipse on Monday, eye protection is a must.

The American Astronomical Society says the only way to look at an uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through an eclipse viewer or eclipse glasses.

When looking for a viewer or glasses, ASA says to look for glasses that are ISO 12312-2 Standard, which should be visibly labeled on the glasses or viewer

If you don't have access to either, there are other ways to view the eclipse, but you'll have to get a little creative.

You can make your own eclipse viewer with a shoebox, tape, foil, a pencil and scissors. KNWA/FOX24 Chief Meteorologist Dan Skoff has a step-by-step video of how to make one below.

If you're outside the path and will only see a partial eclipse the ASA says there's another way to view it:

"Cross the outstretched, slightly open fingers of one hand over the outstretched, slightly open fingers of the other, creating a waffle pattern. With your back to the Sun, look at your hands’ shadow on the ground. The little spaces between your fingers will project a grid of small images on the ground, showing the Sun as a crescent during the partial phases of any solar eclipse."

Other ways to see the partial eclipse include:

the shadow of a leafy tree during a partial eclipse; you'll see the ground dappled with crescent-shaped Suns projected by the tiny spaces between the leaves.
A colander
A straw hat
A perforated spoon
Anything with lots of small holes in it

For more information on what to know ahead of Monday’s eclipse, visit the Eclipse 2024 tab.

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