The first solar eclipse of 2013 is set to occur on May 10th and will be visible in Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, and much of the central region of the Pacific Ocean according to itwire.com.

According to the Huffington Post, nearly 95 percent of the sun will be covered by the moon at the eclipse's peak.

Williams College officials in Williamstown, Massachusetts said that the sky will not be noticeably darker to the naked eye at any point so precaution should be taken for those who choose to watch the eclipse outside.

Officials suggested that special protective lenses, cameras and telescope filters, and other methods of eye protection should be used in order to safely watch the eclipse.

You should never look directly at the sun during an eclipse, whether it is with a telescope or your unaided eye. Doing so can cause severe eye damage even scientists use special filters to safely view the sun.

This week's solar eclipse follows a partial lunar eclipse that shadowed the moon above Central Asia, Western Australia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Following this eclipse, another minor lunar eclipse is expected to occur on May 24th.

However these are not the only eclipses set to take place in 2013. On November 3th, a rare hybrid solar eclipse, which is an annular eclipse that transitions into a total eclipse is expected to be visible in the northern Atlantic Ocean and into equatorial Africa.

For those of us who may not have the luxury of going outside to view this upcoming eclipse we can catch a glimpse of the annular eclipse thanks to the online Slooh Space Camera. Slooh will host a webcast featuring expert commentary and views of the eclipse on Thursday starting at 5:30 p.m. EDT.