Eclipse Eye Safety Update

I wanted to give an update to my eclipse eye safety post from earlier:

http://eclipseaugust2017.blogspot.com/2017/03/solar-eclipse-eye-safety.html

There are rumors of unsafe eclipse glasses and viewers being sold. Your best bet is to get one that is made by an approved manufacturer, or one of its distributors. 

Here are some articles of interest:

https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/iso-certification

and

https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filters

 

Don’t forget that you can also view through a #14 welder's filter that is  glass or polycarbonate WITH gold coating.

All of the above are assuming that you are viewing with just your eyes. If you are viewing with magnification, see: https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/optics-filters or contact me at eclipseaugust2017@gmail.com

 

Of course, you can always project the Sun’s image: https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/projection

 

If you are in that totality path, then the totality (only!) is safe to look at without protection.

Safe viewing!