Should you plan to view the overall photo voltaic eclipse coming April 8, eye security must be prime of thoughts. Warby Parker, the favored prescription glasses store, is making it slightly simpler by providing free photo voltaic eclipse glasses at its shops. 

The deal began April 1 and can run till eclipse day or till provides run out. They will be restricted to two per household. To discover a location close to you, use this store-locator map and plug in your ZIP code. 

In an FAQ on its web site, Warby Parker says the glasses it is freely giving had been manufactured by American Paper Optics, which is listed on the American Astronomical Society’s preapproved record of sellers that make legit (i.e. secure) eclipse glasses. 

Learn extra: Are Your Solar Eclipse Glasses Secure to Use, or Faux? Here is How to Find Out 

One other good possibility for locating free photo voltaic eclipse glasses is to go to your native library to see if it is providing any. The AAS even has a map of libraries providing licensed glasses. 

Should you get to a Warby Parker retailer in April and it is already run out of eclipse glasses, the corporate says it additionally has pinhole projectors readily available. You can even make your personal pinhole projector. 

Wherever you get your glasses, particularly in case you purchase them from a supply that hasn’t been vetted particularly by the AAS, it is a good suggestion to give them a take a look at run earlier than the massive occasion. That will help you determine it out, the American Academy of Ophthalmology says that whereas wanting by them, no mild of “bizarre brightness” must be seen by your eclipse glasses or photo voltaic viewer; solely the solar or daylight that is mirrored someplace. 

For extra on photo voltaic eclipse eye security and the place to discover glasses forward of time, this is what an optometrist would love you to know. Additionally, learn extra concerning the path of totality and what to count on this April.