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The Eclipse has Passed Over – But Here’s What You Can Do with Your Solar Eclipse Glasses Now

Sep 06, 2017

Three members of the NASA Science team safely view the total solar eclipse on 21 August over Washington D.C. Credits: NASA/Mamta Nagaraja — Three members of the NASA Science team safely view the total solar eclipse on 21 August over Washington D.C. **Credits: NASA/Mamta Nagaraja**

Now that the solar eclipse across America has passed over, you may be wondering what you can do with your eclipse glasses. If your glasses aren’t damaged, you can save them for future eclipses (the next eclipse in America will be in 2023 and 2024) or you can donate them to children in regions experiencing future eclipses!

In a recent NASA article discussing this topic, Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at Headquarters in Washington said, “As long as they’re in pristine condition, safe solar viewing tools can be used any time to continue our newfound relationship with the Sun.” (To read the full article, which provides an interactive tool with information on upcoming total and partial eclipses, click here.)

If you’d like to donate your glasses to children, throughout the world, for future eclipses, then Astronomers Without Borders is here to help! This group, which provides astronomy-related education and equipment for developing countries, has announced a partnership with telescope company Explore Scientific to collect and distribute used eclipse glasses. Simply (and carefully pack) your glasses and mail them to: AWB Eclipse Glasses Donation Program, Explore Scientific,1010 S. 48th St., Springdale, AR 72762.

Did you use the GLOBE Observer App to experience the eclipse? Click here to check out the data observation contributions from throughout the path of totality and beyond (if you zoom out, you can see that observations were sent in from Alaska, Central America, and South America).

Haven’t downloaded the GLOBE Observer app yet? Download it now and join the growing numbers of citizen scientists contributing invaluable data today! By using the GLOBE Observer app, you are joining the GLOBE community and contributing important scientific data to NASA and GLOBE, your local community, and students and scientists worldwide.