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> people think each person needs a pair, not aware that you're not going to stare at the thing the whole time, and sharing is possible We had like 60 seconds o

> people think each person needs a pair, not aware that you're not going to stare at the thing the whole time, and sharing is possible We had like 60 seconds of totality, sharing the glasses with my wife would mean we get 30 seconds each. Of course both of us want double the viewing time and the glasses are a couple of euros.

dudefeliciano 1mo ago
In Berlin for example all shops ran out of eclipse viewing glasses, people were selling them on eBay & co. at 15 -35 euros a pair…
- antaviana 1mo ago
  In Barcelona, they costed a bit less that 2 euros a pair at a pharmacy the day before the eclipse.
  - ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
    I hope that they were safe and certified. There is probably much incentive to sell fakes. https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-are-safe https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-ar... I've found that a lot of vendors sell them in large quantity packs, for educators and institutional use. And it is not the sort of thing to find on the racks of stores in the off-seasons. I was unprepared for the last eclipse over the United States. Perhaps in the next two decades, I can score a pair of safety glasses.
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ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
The period of totality is the only phase when you do not need to use protective eyewear. You would be able to safely look directly at the eclipsed Sun, as long as your timing is precise. https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety It's during the partial/annular/penumbral phases when you use the protective eyewear, and those are lasting a couple of hours on each side. But even protected viewing should be curtailed to a couple of minutes at a time.
- greyw 1mo ago
  "Let me potentially permanently damage my eyes to save 20 bucks".
  - ericpauley 1mo ago
    How are you potentially damaging your eyes? If it’s totality looking through them is a waste of time (you won’t see anything) and outside that range you have hours to pass them around. The sharing part has no impact.
  - midnitewarrior 1mo ago
    100% totality means there is nothing to damage your eyes. I stood exactly on the line a few years ago and we had over a minute to look at it without glasses. Don't be 2 seconds early or late putting the glasses on though. I stopped looking many seconds early to ensure I wasn't staring up unprotected when the sun started showing again. There was an app that talked through the stages with exact timings and a countdown clock which worked perfectly.
- swiftcoder 1mo ago
  > It's during the partial/annular/penumbral phases when you use the protective eyewear Those are also by far the most interesting phases to watch. Totality itself is just kind of dark.

dudefeliciano 1mo ago

In Berlin for example all shops ran out of eclipse viewing glasses, people were selling them on eBay & co. at 15 -35 euros a pair…

antaviana 1mo ago
In Barcelona, they costed a bit less that 2 euros a pair at a pharmacy the day before the eclipse.
- ButlerianJihad 1mo ago
  I hope that they were safe and certified. There is probably much incentive to sell fakes. https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-are-safe https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-ar... I've found that a lot of vendors sell them in large quantity packs, for educators and institutional use. And it is not the sort of thing to find on the racks of stores in the off-seasons. I was unprepared for the last eclipse over the United States. Perhaps in the next two decades, I can score a pair of safety glasses.
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ButlerianJihad 1mo ago

The period of totality is the only phase when you do not need to use protective eyewear. You would be able to safely look directly at the eclipsed Sun, as long as your timing is precise. https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety It's during the partial/annular/penumbral phases when you use the protective eyewear, and those are lasting a couple of hours on each side. But even protected viewing should be curtailed to a couple of minutes at a time.

greyw 1mo ago
"Let me potentially permanently damage my eyes to save 20 bucks".
- ericpauley 1mo ago
  How are you potentially damaging your eyes? If it’s totality looking through them is a waste of time (you won’t see anything) and outside that range you have hours to pass them around. The sharing part has no impact.
- midnitewarrior 1mo ago
  100% totality means there is nothing to damage your eyes. I stood exactly on the line a few years ago and we had over a minute to look at it without glasses. Don't be 2 seconds early or late putting the glasses on though. I stopped looking many seconds early to ensure I wasn't staring up unprotected when the sun started showing again. There was an app that talked through the stages with exact timings and a countdown clock which worked perfectly.
swiftcoder 1mo ago
> It's during the partial/annular/penumbral phases when you use the protective eyewear Those are also by far the most interesting phases to watch. Totality itself is just kind of dark.