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Google searches for ‘saw eyes’ spike as stargazers ignore eclipse advice

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeople watch a partial solar eclipse through protective glasses from the Dune of Pilat in La Teste-de-Buch near Arcachon, France, August 12, 2026 (Reuters)European stargazers witnessed a rare double celestial event as the Perseid meteor shower peaked hours after a major partial solar eclipse. The Moon obscured over 90 per cent of the Sun, marking the greatest solar coverage above British skies since the 1999 total eclipse. The Royal Greenwich Observatory sold out 15,000 eclipse glasses, while John Lewis reported a 40 per cent rise in colander sales used for safe shadow projection. Google searches for sore eyes spiked by 650 per cent following the eclipse, highlighting eye safety concerns after the event. Following the 1999 total solar eclipse, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists reported around 70 cases of people experiencing vision problems after watching the eclipse. Around 40% had looked at it for less than a minute.In fullThe best pictures as stargazers treated to astral delight with eclipse and meteor shower on same eveningMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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