Safely watch June 21 solar eclipse from UAE's Abu Dhabi
Sunday 21/June/2020 - 02:28 PM
The International Astronomical Center (IAC) has live
streamed the June 21 partial solar eclipse from the United Arab Emirate's
capital Abu Dhabi.
The rare phenomenon is expected to last for about 2
hours during which the Earth, moon and sun are aligned casting a shadow on a
portion of the planet.
People are advised against looking directly at the
sun during the eclipse and experts warn against the use of normal sunglasses as
protection.
“Never look directly at the sun,” the Dubai
Astronomy Group said. “You can seriously hurt you eyes and even go blind.
Proper eye protection, like eclipse glasses or a sun filter, is the only safe
option. Sunglasses don’t work!”
