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Timothy Coleman

These cameras were destroyed by the solar eclipse of 2017 — and they show what you definitely shouldn’t do today

Closeup of lens aperture blades damaged by exposure to the sun from the 2017 solar eclipse, damaged rental gear returned to Lensrentals .
  • A total solar eclipse can be seen today across select places in Europe
  • To enjoy the spectacular celestial event you'll definitely need solar glasses
  • And to photograph it, you'll want a solar filter to protect your gear

If you didn't already know it, there's a total solar eclipse today, August 12. Totality will occur in parts of Spain, Portugal, Greenland and Iceland, and a partial eclipse will be visible further afield across Europe, including the UK, and even as far as northern North America. If you're in any of those regions, it promises to be a truly unmissable spectacle.

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