Alex Hubbard

USA Today Network - Tennessee

The Metro Public Health Department will this week give away 500 pairs of protective glasses for viewing the total solar eclipse later in August.

The glasses will be given away August 1-4 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Lentz Public Health Center, as supplies last.

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The eclipse, when the sun is briefly blocked out by the moon, will be viewable from Nashville on Aug. 21. The glasses will allow safe viewing of the sun, which can quickly damage the unprotected eye. The glasses will be issued one per person.

The Lentz Public Health Center is located at 2500 Charlotte Ave. Visit the health department’s website for glasses availability at nashville.gov/Health-Department.aspx.