The Lanzarote Consortium of Security and Emergencies has recommended that minors, even if they have approved glasses to view the eclipse, should not watch it given the "high possibility of suffering" retinal damage. Meanwhile, the Spanish Association of Pediatrics advises against letting minors watch the eclipse directly if they are very young or cannot understand safety instructions. In this case, it proposes using an indirect projection system or a broadcast.
The Lanzarote Emergency Consortium has recalled that viewing the eclipse without adequate sun protection "entails serious eye injuries." To prevent harm to minors, the Spanish Association of Pediatrics also proposes attaching the viewer to a cardboard or paper plate, creating a wider screen that makes it difficult to look around the filter.
The Lanzarote Consortium of Security and Emergencies has recalled that eclipse glasses must have the CE marking and the certificate EN ISO 12312-2:2015. At the same time, it has warned of the risks of using homemade filters.
Given the celebration this Wednesday afternoon of the historic solar eclipse, the Lanzarote and La Graciosa Consortium of Security and Emergencies has issued a set of key recommendations so that citizens can enjoy the astronomical phenomenon with total guarantees of safety for visual health.
In this regard, they have highlighted that the eclipse can be viewed from almost any point in Lanzarote and La Graciosa as long as adequate protective equipment is available.
To facilitate the public's viewing of the event, the Elder Museum of Science and Technology of the Canary Islands will install two special public observation tents: one in the town of La Santa and another in the port square of Caleta de Sebo, in La Graciosa. At both locations, museum staff will dispense certified eclipse glasses to attendees who come to enjoy the phenomenon.
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