Once this week’s cyclone action is over, next week there is a total solar eclipse – a rare event skirting Australia’s west coast. Have a look at https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2023-april-20#@-17.965,122.233,5&pin=australia/broome for some cool information about the coming eclipse, including an animation of what it will look like. But our message here is about viewing (not watching) it safely! In Broome, 89.41% of the sun will be obscured at the peak, but still, we don’t stare at the sun for obvious reasons and even at the maximum, 10.59% of the sun will still be visible and will be especially bright. So it’s really important to protect our eyes – using special eclipse glasses that meet ISO-12312-2020 certification, or a home-made pinhole camera, but definitely not with naked eyes, regular sunglasses, phones, cameras or telescopes that don’t have very particular filters. And of course, some glasses and filters will be counterfeit so check them carefully, make sure they’re not damaged, supervise your children, and get your eyes checked out if you over-expose them.