What is a Solar Eclipse?

Explore everything you ever wanted or needed to know about solar eclipses including what they are, why they happen, and rules for viewing them.

Majority of footage provided by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

[leonardomoreira]

An absolute underestimated gem about this topic.
Just one note about your final note: it's okay (actually very recommended) to look directly at it during totality. You just have to wear glasses until then, and right after the second Bailey's Beads.