Interested in taking a photo of Monday's upcoming solar eclipse without ruining your smartphone?

Here are some tips. And remember: Don't look at the sun with the naked eye, which puts you at risk for permanent eye damage.

Don't aim your phone camera lens at the sun for long periods of time without a special filter

Casually including the sun in a photo for a quick snapshot isn't really a safety issue for the camera. It's not that different from the many photos we typically take of sunrises and sunsets.

"But we would not recommend pointing it directly at the sun for extended periods of time with no filter," according to Google's Pixel camera team.

"There's not really a case of damage there, provided you don't try to do anything funny like just leave it out there with the camera open for a long time," said Ed Krupp, the longtime director of the Griffith Observatory.

Krupp suggested shooting wide-angle views with a smartphone; the sun in the photo will look small, "but you've got the landscape around there."

For up-close shots, put eclipse glasses or certified solar filters over the camera lens