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UK’s Rare Solar Eclipse Safety Alert | Leeds News
The UK is gearing up for a once-in-a-generation solar eclipse, with the moon obscuring over 90% of the sun between 6:17 and 8:06 PM on Wednesday — the biggest in decades since 1999, and the next won’t arrive for 54 years. Eclipse glasses are flying off shelves, including at the Royal Observatory, which sold 15,000 pairs alone. But beware: fake glasses are flooding the market, and eye experts warn that even a brief glance without certified ISO 12312-2 glasses can cause permanent vision damage — your retina has no pain receptors, so symptoms may not appear until hours later. After the 1999…
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