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Eclipse viewing glasses allow you to view the sun in its natural orange color. It is important that solar eclipse viewer glasses offer the highest levels of eclipse eye protection. Many other products, and do-it-yourself designs, do not provide full protection from the harmful rays.
IBTimes UK asked optician Georgina Kendrick, from the Didsbury Eyecare in Manchester, how to safely watch the solar eclipse â and what happens if you do not do so carefully. You should never look directly at the sun, even through binoculars or telescopes as the eye can still easily be damaged.