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5-Pack DayStar Filters Solar Eclipse Glasses (Various)

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Eye doc here, do me a favor and just don't stare at the sun.
During the last eclipse rush, the market was loaded with gray-market/fake-certified glasses. The American Astronomical Society publishes a list of certified vendors and vetted retailers for eclipse glasses.

So the question for you is - is it worth risking your permanent vision quality to save $5 from some random Amazon 3rd-party seller? Personally, I'd stick with B&H.
Correcting, there's a misconception that eclipses are particularly harmful, as if the light is worse than regular sunlight. That's not the case, the issue is that people are more apt to look/stare.

Welding glass/helmet/goggles works as well.

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JustJess
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I was planning to buy one of these but Tmobile has them for free today at their Tuesday app. Only a pair per account though.
Last edited by JustJess March 26, 2024 at 10:34 AM.
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zdiddy987
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So these are approved and good to go?
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Azrael_the_Cat
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Quote from OrangeHealth210 :
I'd only go with ones from NASA
In that case you should only buy Lundt eclipse glasses. They are the only glasses produced by an actual astronomy company that makes solar telescopes for NASA. They are more expensive though.
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dannyswife
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You can get these glasses at most local libraries. I got them for my family and their friends.
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joebob2000
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Quote from Wabajak13 :
here's a question, do binocs with poor transmission work to block enough of the rays or do they need to be fitted with filters? Do triple stacked sunglasses work?
no and no. please only use the purpose-built devices for protection while directly observing the sun. you only get one pair of eyes, make them last.
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Quote from SeriesXM :
I understand we're in a day and age of conspiracy theories getting dumber and dumber, but what were you going for with this one? Usually with a conspiracy theory, you need a little element of truth involved to make it sound believable.
Michelin, having given up on the plan to sell more tires to people who go out of their way to visit fancy restaurants, is now drumming up fake eclipse hype in the hopes that steel belted radial sales will improve.

The signs are all there, bro. the signs are all there
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$6?, I'll just stay in bed, wake me for supper.
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Quote from unicowmilker1 :
Good luck seeing anything with welding gear on 🤣
Horse's mouth [nasa.gov]:


Viewing with Protection - Experts suggests that one widely available filter for safe solar viewing is welders glass of sufficiently high number. The only ones that are safe for direct viewing of the Sun with your eyes are those of Shade 12 or higher. These are much darker than the filters used for most kinds of welding. If you have an old welder's helmet around the house and are thinking of using it to view the Sun, make sure you know the filter's shade number. If it's less than 12 (and it probably is), don't even think about using it to look at the Sun. Many people find the Sun too bright even in a Shade 12 filter, and some find the Sun too dim in a Shade 14 filter — but Shade 13 filters are uncommon and can be hard to find.
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Quote from Dr. J :
Horse's mouth [nasa.gov]:


Viewing with Protection - Experts suggests that one widely available filter for safe solar viewing is welders glass of sufficiently high number. The only ones that are safe for direct viewing of the Sun with your eyes are those of Shade 12 or higher. These are much darker than the filters used for most kinds of welding. If you have an old welder's helmet around the house and are thinking of using it to view the Sun, make sure you know the filter's shade number. If it's less than 12 (and it probably is), don't even think about using it to look at the Sun. Many people find the Sun too bright even in a Shade 12 filter, and some find the Sun too dim in a Shade 14 filter — but Shade 13 filters are uncommon and can be hard to find.
Ive never seen a welders mask that was clear enough to see anything far away, let alone clean enough lol. I'd rather just watch it through a camera lens and screen or something along those lines. It's only a once in a lifetime event but I wouldn't bother relying on something so obscure.
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Prefer US made and NASA approved.
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Quote from dbolot :
Anything wrong with this 10pack from Amazon for $6.99? Puzcow Solar Eclipse Glasses Approved 2024 (10 Pack) CE and ISO Certified Solar Eclipse Observation Glasses https://a.co/d/2RPU2Ii
I recommend going to https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safet...rs-filters and looking for the name. The B&H glasses are Daystar which are an approved manufacturer. I cannot find "Puzcow" on the list.
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looks like their website is down
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PSA: one of the best ways to tell if glasses are counterfeit or not is if they have the manufacturers address listed on the glasses themselves. Most of the Chinese manufacturers with dubious home made compliance certificates do not follow the standard requirement with respect to the manufacturing address.

also, don't buy glasses that say they are NASA approved. NASA does no such thing!

https://www.news-journalonline.co...095818007/
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I just paid $8 for these on the last front page deal They're not supposed to go down in price!
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