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Now that nan 2024 full solar eclipse has travel and gone, nan United States will not spot different full eclipse for different 2 decades.
But those information glasses could travel successful useful for different people.
If truthful inclined, location are a fewer ways to donate them truthful that others astir nan world tin safely acquisition an upcoming star eclipse successful their area.
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Glasses retailer Warby Parker has collaborated pinch nan statement Astronomers Without Borders to thief recycle and redistribute ISO-certified star eclipse glasses to those pinch less resources.
A Warby Parker typical confirmed to FOX Business connected Tuesday that nan institution — headquartered successful New York City — is accepting donations.
A full star eclipse crossed complete overmuch of North America connected April 8, 2024. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images / Getty Images)
People tin bring their "gently used" star eclipse glasses to immoderate Warby Parker location until April 30, nan Warby Parker website notes.
The donated glasses will beryllium sent to Astronomers Without Borders — which will vet them to guarantee they are safe to beryllium utilized for different eclipse.
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Those glasses past will beryllium shipped to schools astir nan world.
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Astronomers Without Borders, based successful Calabasas, California, intends to "create and instrumentality astronomy-related programs that animate and empower a world organization of enthusiasts and educators," arsenic good arsenic "cultivate a diverse, world organization that will prosecute astronomy-related enthusiasts and educators successful nan sharing of resources globally," its website indicates.
People look toward nan entity astatine nan Edge astatine Hudson Yards study platform up of a full star eclipse successful New York City, April 8, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP / Getty Images)
The statement has been recycling eclipse glasses since 2008.
In 2017, Astronomers Without Borders donated thousands of information glasses overseas pursuing nan full eclipse successful nan U.S.
Those who do not unrecorded adjacent a Warby Parker unit location tin driblet their glasses disconnected to Astronomers Without Borders astatine 1 of respective different places listed connected nan organization's website.
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Another statement that is collecting eclipse glasses is Eclipse Glasses USA, a Utah-based institution that sells ISO-certified eclipse glasses.
People tin message their donated star eclipse glasses to Eclipse Glasses USA utilizing a USPS first-class message envelope, says nan company's website.
The adjacent star eclipse will beryllium viewable from parts of Latin America connected October 2, 2024. (Alexandra Wimley/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The recycling programme "is designed to guarantee that arsenic galore group arsenic possible, particularly schoolhouse children successful countries pinch constricted resources, tin safely acquisition nan wonderment of a star eclipse," nan website says.
Only glasses made successful nan U.S. and adorned pinch a manufacturer's address, interaction accusation and ISO logo will beryllium accepted, nan institution said, confirming connected Tuesday to FOX Business that it's accepting donations.
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"All shipments will beryllium opened and inspected earlier being repackaged for outbound shipment. Damaged aliases unusable glasses will beryllium discarded," Eclipse Glasses USA noted.
Donations are accepted up until Aug. 1.
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On Oct. 2, 2024, parts of Latin America will acquisition an "annular star eclipse."
These eclipses hap erstwhile nan satellite does not wholly artifact retired nan sun, creating a "ring of fire" effect.
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