With the solar eclipse happening every 20 years, this day was long awaited by many. What exactly is the solar eclipse? The eclipse is when the sun is obscured by the moon. This ellipse on April 8, 2024 was also known as the Great North American Eclipse.
As much as this day is exciting and many have waited to experience the Solar Eclipse, there are precautions that need to be taken. The most important one is that you do not look directly at the sun unless you have solar filters or eclipse sunglasses. If you do not wear those glasses, the bright rays can burn the cells in the retina of the back of your eye. You will not realize they are being burned until it is too late.
April 8, 2024 was definitely a special day for many. To add on, Depending on the location, the totality was twice as long as it was in 2017. Did you watch and enjoy the solar eclipse?
