Astronomers Collect 40,000 Used Eclipse Glasses In U.S. For People In South America
"We were contacted by people all over the country who said, 'We'd like to collect glasses for you, how do we become a collection center?' " says Mike Simmons, president of Astronomers Without Borders.
Americans bought tens of millions of pairs of eclipse glasses to watch the total solar eclipse that crossed the U.S. in 2017. Now tens of thousands of them are heading for South America for another eclipse.
A group of astronomers is repurposing boxes and boxes of the glasses to send to hopeful viewers ahead of the celestial event
