LYNCHBURG Va. (WSET) — With the upcoming photo voltaic eclipse, on April 8, ABC13 heard from a NASA/JPL Photo voltaic System Ambassador on how one can view and seize the eclipse utilizing your smartphone. Trish Cerulli is that this ambassador and the president of the Blue Ridge Astronomy Membership.”Photo voltaic viewing may be carried out very safely, however you must just remember to have the right tools. That features several types of filters or photo voltaic viewing glasses which are ISO compliant,” Cerulli stated.These glasses may be discovered on-line and given away at varied occasions, such because the CVCC photo voltaic eclipse viewing on April 8.The best and most secure method to make use of your smartphone is to place photo voltaic glasses or one other photo voltaic filter excessive of your cellphone digicam.SEE ALSO: VDOT reminds the general public about security forward of the photo voltaic eclipseThe secret is to verify the glasses or filter is safe and over the entire digicam, in your cellphone.”You need to use these (the glasses) as a result of the fabric is protected. You possibly can put this as much as your cellphone and it is best apply to have some form of tape which you can put onto your cellphone,” Cerulli stated. Cerulli discovered this labored when viewing a unique eclipse, earlier within the yr.”I efficiently, again in October, used these grievance photo voltaic viewing glasses to view the partial eclipse in October,” Cerulli stated. Cerulli additionally stated it’s effective to take a look at the display, simply do not look straight on the solar, throughout the eclipse. SEE ALSO: ‘Ultimate name for a fallen comrade:’ Family members bear in mind fallen firefighter Chris Tucker”Together with your mobile phone, it’s also necessary to not level your cellphone straight on the solar, if you do not have that filter in entrance of your digicam lens. It(the solar) can harm or deplete the optics contained in the internal workings of your digicam,” Cerulli stated.Different out there merchandise embrace issues comparable to clip-on filters for smartphone cameras.There are additionally tripods that may assist with taking a gradual image.Different issues like colladers, can be utilized throughout the eclipse to take cool footage on the bottom. Cerulli defined it’s an thrilling time to be viewing this eclipse.”It’s a actually thrilling time for photo voltaic observing as a result of we’re in the course of an energetic photo voltaic cycle. So along with the thrilling eclipse, you almost certainly will have the ability to see some exercise on the solar’s floor,” Cerulli stated.