DETROIT (WWJ) -- Summer is on its way, but before spring leaves us, metro Detroiters be treated to a double feature in the sky.
The Earth, sun and moon will align twice over the next two weeks, with a chance to view both a solar and lunar eclipse.
Shortly before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 26, there will be a lunar eclipse for those who have a view of the horizon.
Then on June 10, there will be a solar eclipse. And as long as the weather cooperates, Cranbrook Astronomer Mike Narlock says the sun will appear as if it has a big bite taken out of it.
Narlock tells WWJ the solar eclipse on June 10 will also happen at sunrise and last until around 9 a.m.
But Narlock says it's important to have proper protection if you plan on looking at the solar eclipse.
"One thing it can give us is permanent blindness if we look straight at it, so you do need to use a properly filtered telescope or binoculars with proper solar filters on it," Narlock told WWJ. "You can get a certain welder's glass, or some people may still have their solar eclipse glasses."
Many Americans looked up to the skies on Aug. 21, 2017, after weeks of anticipation and hype led to many getting their hands on special solar eclipse glasses in preparation.
Narlock says he learned at an early age you should never look directly at the sun, as a classmate did exactly that.
"It scarred his eye to the point where he had like a permanent blind spot and it scared me. To this day I don't like looking at the sun, even though my actual field of expertise is solar physics," Narlock said.
The lunar eclipse won't just be your run-of-the-mill eclipse -- the moon on May 26 is set to be a "Super Blood Moon," giving off a red glow.
