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To be fair, many people were sold fake eclipse glasses that claimed to be safe.
I feel awful for folks who were duped.
Mostly in Illinois, and on Amazon, some people who literally bought ISO 12312-2020 instead of ISO12312-2 glasses. There is a story on it.
I knew nothing about the proper ISO for eclipse glasses beforehand but if I was going to risk my eyesight and the eyesight of those who I love like that, you bet I was going to learn about it via due diligence.
Solar eclipse glasses sold on Amazon, in stores recalled: Illinois health officials say
Most people however seemed to have screwed with their eyesight by just looking at the sun. Seems political inclination was really not a factor. Stupidity or lack of education were.
Yeah, I wouldn’t trust any glasses that I could buy
If I was going to view it then I would have built a pinhole projector
You can buy glasses approved by the American Astrological Society, which independently checked that the glasses were safe. (They're supposed to meet an ISO standard, but this is a double check.) Also, you can test them at home, by looking at lightbulbs and around your house. If you can see anything that isn't the emitting source of a bright light (like the actual diode of an LED) then they're not dark enough.
Astrological?
The moon is in Scorpio so these are safe bro. Don't be such a Taurus
Yeah I checked the ones a coworker gave me by looking at an LED too bright to not hurt my eyes. Since I couldn’t see it at all I felt safe
Yep!
I got a handful of pairs from ICStars (found on the Astronomical Society website) and checked them with the method you described. Neither myself nor anyone I gave them to experienced any discomfort or eye strain. I was really relieved and super happy!
Not a shill. Just excited I got to see the eclipse in time because of them. (:
I just poked a hole through a dozen or so sheets and held it over another pile of sheets. Trivial and worked well enough for seeing the partial eclipse.
I don't know how I feel about this..