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How To Watch The Total Solar Eclipse

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The Total Solar Eclipse is a once in a lifetime event, but because of the, you only get one chance to view in the best and safest way.

Watch it safely with eclipse-safe glasses.

Be sure to wear your NewsChannel 5 eclipse glasses while watching the solar event. If you weren't able to snag a pair of NC5 glasses, most libraries have given them away for free.

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Watch it safely in a designated viewing location.

This may seem like an obvious one, but officials have urged everyone to plan where they will be viewing the eclipse from; so that they aren't caught driving when the sky turns dark.

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Capture it safely.

Most photographers know what lenses to use when it comes to the eclipse's exposure, but for the average person, a pair of eclipse glasses will do the trick. You can capture a picture with you cell phone by simply placing a pair of the glasses over the camera lens.

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