According to an article on Space.com entitled:
“How to Safely Observe Sunday’s Solar Eclipse”:
“Here is a helpful reminder for new eclipse chasers:
be safe. A fraction of a second of magnified,
unfiltered sunlight will sear your eye’s retina
irreparably. Imagine a horrible sunburn on your
eyeball. Your eye cannot grow new layers and (peel
off) the (burnt) ones like your skin tissue can, so
staring directly at the sun is dangerous without the
protection of safety equipment used by veteran sky
watchers and astronomers .”
We are appealing to governments to deploy their
media and orientation outfits to mount a massive
civic education of the populace because it will not do
if after the eclipse we have a new batch of avoidably
blinded citizens. The private media, religious and
advocacy groups should also key into this public
enlightenment.
It is time that the specialised glasses needed to
observe eclipses are made readily available, while
corporate organisations and social groups should
organise observation centres and invite interested
citizens to come and safely participate.
For the avoidance of doubt, the eclipse is likely to be
partial in the Southern parts, from Calabar to Lagos,
while in the central areas like Abuja and Kaduna; it is
likely to be a full eclipse.
We call on youth people and students to allow the
momentum of the eclipse to fire their renewed interest
in science and technology, especially space research.
They must get ready to join their peers from other
parts of the world to become equal stakeholders in
these areas in future.
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