MARQUETTE -- For Friday's Facebook Story of the Day, our viewers wanted to know more about the upcoming annular solar eclipse and how best to view it.
On Sunday evening after 8 p.m. in the northwestern sky, the moon will be passing in front of the sun. This will be an "annular" eclipse meaning that there will still be some sun visible around the moon, creating a "ring of fire" effect. The best viewing area will be from California to Texas, so Upper Michigan will only see a partial eclipse. To view an eclipse, never use your naked eye. If you own a telescope, use a solar filter.
Another trick is to aim the lenses of binoculars at the sun and point the eye pieces onto a piece of paper.
"Never look at the sun with your eyes alone. People have damaged their eyes. Unless you can observe safely, don't do it," said Scott Stobbelaar, an amateur astronomer.
On Facebook, Lisa Riley-Conery wrote: "Remember the old shoebox thing? It had foil in there. I'm sure it is now deemed unsafe. Back in the day, 30 some years ago, worked great."
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