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Seeing with sound: New tech lets blind people ‘hear’ solar eclipse | Millions are gearing up to witness the rare and unique total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.


The LightSound device allows the visually impaired to listen to the eclipse, making celestial events more accessible to all.

Millions are gearing up to witness the rare and unique total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. People from the blind and low-vision community listen to a LightSound device during the July 2019 eclipse in La Serena, Chile. Allyson Bieryla

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