Solar filters/sheets - I waited too long?
Aug 15, 2017 10:18:25 #
ad9mac wrote:
My son ordered and got several pair for us from Amazon a month or so ago.
Then a couple days ago he gets an e-mail warning him they may be defective.
We have been searching for replacements.
No dice.
Lowes was selling them but I checked there , among many businesses, yesterday. A prominent sign as I walked in..Sold out of Eclipse Glasses.
Then a couple days ago he gets an e-mail warning him they may be defective.
We have been searching for replacements.
No dice.
Lowes was selling them but I checked there , among many businesses, yesterday. A prominent sign as I walked in..Sold out of Eclipse Glasses.
I got the same message from Amazon, they may not be defective. Some of the third party sellers on Amazon did not get their paperwork together on verifying where they got their items from and whether they meet ISO 12312-2:2015. The items I got from Amazon are from a reputable manufacturer that listed on the approved list that is on the American Astronomical Society eclipse page (https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filters). In my case, it was not defective glasses, but a paperwork problem.
Aug 15, 2017 10:30:45 #
jcboy3 wrote:
Shade 12 through 14. Do not use 10, do not damage your eyes.
Thanks for the advice! I just went out and looked up through shade 10. Still way too bright. I will not be using it.
Will stick to my original plan--i.e. photograph the people and surroundings!
Aug 15, 2017 13:01:35 #
In our area (Charlotte, NC) some libraries are providing some the day of the eclipse. Also some eye doctors have them for customers.
Aug 15, 2017 13:09:29 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
markngolf wrote:
I have been trying to order since Saturday. So far everyone is out of stock. (B & H, Adorama, Amazon)
Any suggestions for delivery by 8/20 would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
Any suggestions for delivery by 8/20 would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
The local welders supply shop is your only choice. #14 welders glass and absolutely nothing less that #14. Both the NASA site and Fred Espenak's site (MrEclipse.com) do not guarantee safety with welders glass below #14.
Aug 15, 2017 13:50:25 #
markngolf wrote:
I have been trying to order since Saturday. So far everyone is out of stock. (B & H, Adorama, Amazon)
Any suggestions for delivery by 8/20 would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
Any suggestions for delivery by 8/20 would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
You can always make a pinhole and project the image on a sheet of paper, then photograph that. Second best, but better than nothing.
Aug 15, 2017 22:04:21 #
To be be really safe I would advise you to go to any hardware store(Walmart,Home Depot, Loews ETC) and buy a set of welding glasses... Cost about 12 dollars, but worth every penny if you are truly interested in watching the Solar Eclipse in all it's glory
Aug 15, 2017 22:15:14 #
Pixelbelle wrote:
Thanks for the advice! I just went out and looked up through shade 10. Still way too bright. I will not be using it.
Will stick to my original plan--i.e. photograph the people and surroundings!
Will stick to my original plan--i.e. photograph the people and surroundings!
That is the best plan period. NASA will have the best pictures of the sun, but they won't have anything of your local crowd. Everyone who looks will see the same sun, but your local group will be unique.
Aug 15, 2017 23:08:02 #
Aug 16, 2017 06:43:53 #
Ny5y
Loc: Mississippi
Try Explorer Scientific website (but phone) they may have some filters left they could overbite! They are ISO certified!
Books a million may also have the glasses?
RT
Books a million may also have the glasses?
RT
Aug 16, 2017 22:32:04 #
Daughter and husband reserved motel room in October, said some rooms were going for $400 THEN! No wonder solar lens are in short supply!
Aug 17, 2017 17:22:57 #
carl hervol
Loc: jacksonville florida
Here in Jacksonville fl the tv stations are giving them away for free.
Aug 17, 2017 19:49:47 #
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