On Friday morning, the University of Kentucky in Lexington alerted students to possible counterfeit eclipse glasses that were made available at the campus library.
The glasses were advertised as approved by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for safe viewing, but after purchase a representative from the vendor warned the university that the glasses were not approved and therefore may not be safe for viewing the eclipse, according to a release from the University of Kentucky’s news site.
“UK Libraries ask that these glasses be discarded immediately and not used for viewing the upcoming eclipse,” the release said. “We sincerely apologize for the confusion.”
Counterfeit glasses were seen “polluting the marketplace” ahead of the total solar eclipse, according to a release shared by AAS in March.
