How to safely record the April 8 eclipse with your phone

Some organizations discourage people from using their smartphones during the eclipse. "Watching a solar eclipse on your smartphone camera can put you at risk of accidentally looking at the sun when trying to line up your camera," Prevent Blindness, a volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight, says on its website. "It could possibly also damage your smartphone camera. Don't take the risk." This advice applies only to the eclipse's partial phases, which North …