You can donate your solar eclipse glasses to Latin American kids to use later this year

Stephanie Nutt
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — You can donate your solar eclipse glasses to kids in Latin America to use later this year.

Bethel College is asking people not to throw their used solar eclipse glasses away but to mail them to:

Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC
PO Box 50571
Provo, UT 84605

“All eclipse glasses sent here will be donated & mailed to Latin America for children there to be able to watch the total solar eclipse happening over there later this year!” said Bethel College. “Great way to share resources while also supporting USPS.”

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According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an annular solar eclipse will be visible in South America, and a partial eclipse will be visible in South America, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and North America on Oct. 2, 2024.

NASA says North America will see more partial solar eclipses on March 29, 2025, and on Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse will not be seen in Kansas again until Aug. 12, 2045.

North America will be able to see a partial lunar eclipse on Sept. 18, 2024, and a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025, according to NASA.

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