{"id":639474,"date":"2024-04-01T13:04:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T17:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=639474"},"modified":"2024-04-01T14:19:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:19:40","slug":"safety-first","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/safety-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety First!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Five NASA astronauts, three women and two men, pose for a photo together while wearing eclipse glasses. The eclipse glasses are rectangular and have two dark lenses.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Loral O\u2019Hara<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station wear <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/eclipse-2024\/safety\/\" rel=\"noopener\">eclipse glasses<\/a> in this image from March 26, 2024. While millions of people on Earth experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the space station crew will have the opportunity to see it from 250 miles above our planet. Except during the brief period when the Moon completely blocks the Sun\u2019s bright face, it is not safe to look directly at the Sun without specialized eye protection for solar viewing. On Earth, you must look through safe solar viewing glasses (\u201ceclipse glasses\u201d) with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eclipse.aas.org\/eye-safety\/iso-certification\" rel=\"noopener\">ISO 12312-2<\/a>\u00a0international standard or a safe handheld solar viewer at all times. If the crew has the opportunity to directly image the eclipse through space station windows, they will use a handheld camera equipped with a solar filter and will not look at the Sun directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on current orbital position and ground track predictions for the International Space Station, astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory will have three opportunities to view the ground shadow (penumbra and umbra) of the Moon as it tracks across the Earth surface during the total solar eclipse. After encountering the eclipse shadow above the Pacific Ocean, then during a pass from the New Zealand area to California and Idaho, the space station is predicted to encounter the eclipse during a time of near-to-full totality while over Maine and New Brunswick around 3:30 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who won\u2019t be in <a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/webapps\/eclipse-explorer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the path of totality<\/a> or on the space station, <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/scheduled-video\/2024-total-solar-eclipse-through-the-eyes-of-nasa\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA will have live coverage of the eclipse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/Loral O\u2019Hara<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station wear eclipse glasses in this image from March 26, 2024. While millions of people on Earth experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, the space station crew will have the opportunity to see it from 250 miles above our planet. Except during the brief period when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":639467,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2735,3244],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[12290,11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Safety First!","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/safety-first\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/safety-first\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel Barry"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Rachel Barry","Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["The Solar System","Skywatching","Eclipses","Solar Eclipses","International Space Station (ISS)"],"dateCreated":"2024-04-01T17:04:36Z","datePublished":"2024-04-01T17:04:36Z","dateModified":"2024-04-01T18:19:40Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Safety First!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/safety-first\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-04-01T17:04:36Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"The Solar System,Skywatching,Eclipses,Solar Eclipses,International Space Station (ISS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Rachel Barry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Monika Luabeya\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":639467,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iss070e129908.jpg","title":"Safety First!","alt":"Five NASA astronauts, three women and two men, pose for a photo together while wearing eclipse glasses. 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