The BBC video explains how people can view an eclipse safely when they do not have certified solar-viewing glasses. It matters because looking directly at the Sun without suitable protection can cause serious and permanent eye damage.

Viewers should use only approved solar filters or indirect methods, such as projecting the Sun’s image through a pinhole onto a surface, rather than improvised items like sunglasses. The report is linked to eclipse viewing in England, including Bristol and Gloucestershire, and was published shortly before the event.