(Claritza Jimenez, Daron Taylor, Angela Fritz/The Washington Post)
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This is why you need special sunglasses to view the total eclipse

August 9, 2017 | 2:02 PM GMT
Capital Weather Gang’s Angela Fritz explains what could happen to your eyes if you were to watch the Aug. 21 eclipse without special sunglasses and how to spot the ones that work.