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We are honored that you have chosen to visit our country to experience a total eclipse of the Sun, and we would like
for everyone to be able to view this magnificent event safely!
The English version of these instructions, directions and disclaimers (the Instructions), is the complete source of
information and guidance for the proper and correct use of the Solar Viewer for direct viewing of the Sun. The
Instructions are available at http://tinyurl.com/viewer-instructions, and you must read, understand and follow them in
order to use the Solar Viewer. Failure to follow the Instructions may result in serious personal injury.
Astronomers call the eclipse of August 21, 2017 a total eclipse, but in order for you to see totality, you must be
located within a very narrow strip of land which crosses the USA (called the Path of Totality). If you are not in this
path, you will only see a partial eclipse! Therefore, it is very important to know whether you are in the path of totality,
and the method for you to use will be explained shortly.
Your use of the Solar Viewer to view the Sun constitutes a legal agreement. You must accurately and completely follow all instructions and direction contained
within the Instructions, in order to use the Solar Viewer to observe the Sun at any time. If you do not understand the Instructions, or if you cannot follow them
completely and correctly, or if you do not agree to their terms, then you are instructed and advised not to attempt to view the Sun at any time, using any method.
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This Quick Start is condensed from the detailed set of Instructions, which you must read,
understand and comply with in its entirety in order to use the Solar Viewer to view the eclipse.
1) Look up your location at http://tinyurl.com/find-times to see whether or not the eclipse will be
total there, as well as the approximate contact times for the partial and (if applicable) total phases
for that location.
2) A total eclipse is an absolutely spectacular event, but you can only enjoy the experience of totality
if you are located within the path of totality which is only about a hundred miles wide. If
totality will not be visible from your planned viewing location, we strongly advise you to relocate
to a position which is within the path of totality!
3) To use the Solar Viewer to see the eclipse, hold the lens material of the Solar Viewer directly over
your eyes, so that they are completely protected from directly viewing the Sun.
5) In other words,
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For each eclipse, and for each location on earth, there are names that are given to the times of certain important
events. These are known as:
The end
C3 of totality
** Does not occur! **
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Based on the information provided at http://tinyurl.com/find-times for your location, complete the following
statement:
(circle one)
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You may
Mid- observe
Occurs at:
Eclipse with the
naked eye!
2) Though you are located within the path of totality, you MUST still use the Solar Viewer to view the Sun at all
times before C2 or after C3, when the eclipse is not total.
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3) You may directly observe the Sun with the naked eye (without using the Solar Viewer) ONLY:
a. if the eclipse is total in your location (you are in the path), AND
b. during the times of totality (approximately during the time period from C2 to C3 for your location that
you have noted above), AND
c. whenever the Suns bright disk is COMPLETELY covered by the Moon.
The actual times of totality will vary greatly depending upon your exact location, and so you must have identified
and recorded the approximate times beforehand. The times you record above are approximate!
4) Once again, irrespective of any of the times noted in the above listing, or gathered from any external source,
you must always view the Sun using the Solar Viewer WHENEVER ANY PART of the Suns bright disk is
visible.
5) These instructions are accompanied by graphical explanatory supplements as an aid to understanding.
You must read, understand, and comply with the following statements:
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(Note that there are no C2 and C3 times listed, since the eclipse is not total at your location!)
2) Since the eclipse is not total where you are, you must ALWAYS use the Solar Viewer to observe the Sun.
Again, we recommend that you travel into the path of totality. Be sure to take the Solar Viewer with you, so
that you may safely observe the partial phases of the eclipse!
3) These instructions are accompanied by graphical explanatory supplements as an aid to understanding.
You must read, understand, and comply with the following statements:
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