Welders Glass for viewing Solar Eclipse

I've been given Welder's glass with the following stamped on it, EN169 11
MUREX
Anyone know if these are safe for viewing a Solar Eclipse?

--
Gareth

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On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:38:32 -0000, Gareth Slee
wrote:

I've been given Welder's glass with the following stamped on it, EN169
11 MUREX
Anyone know if these are safe for viewing a Solar Eclipse?



To clarify,
Two lenses have EN169 11 MUREX, and the other two have EN169 SH11 stamped
on them.

--
Gareth

Random Thoughts and Interests
http://web.mac.com/gaslee/iWeb/Site/Blog/Blog.html

Gareth Slee wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:38:32 -0000, Gareth Slee
wrote:

I've been given Welder's glass with the following stamped on it, EN169
11 MUREX
Anyone know if these are safe for viewing a Solar Eclipse?



To clarify,
Two lenses have EN169 11 MUREX, and the other two have EN169 SH11 stamped
on them.

--
Gareth

Random Thoughts and Interests
http://web.mac.com/gaslee/iWeb/Site/Blog/Blog.html

Gareth,

I watched a previous ecplipse(in the 90's in the UK) with a bit of 10
shade welding screen and all i can say is i can still see ok!

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Gareth Slee wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:38:32 -0000, Gareth Slee
wrote:

I've been given Welder's glass with the following stamped on it, EN169
11 MUREX
Anyone know if these are safe for viewing a Solar Eclipse?



To clarify,
Two lenses have EN169 11 MUREX, and the other two have EN169 SH11 stamped
on them.

--
Gareth

Random Thoughts and Interests
http://web.mac.com/gaslee/iWeb/Site/Blog/Blog.html

Gareth,

I watched a previous ecplipse(in the 90's in the UK) with a bit of 10

shade welding screen and all i can say is i can still see ok!



I've used soot from a candle on glass in the 50th, mind you I now need specs
for close-up detail!
Fred

In article . com,
TheGman wrote:

Gareth Slee wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:38:32 -0000, Gareth Slee
wrote:

I've been given Welder's glass with the following stamped on it, EN169
11 MUREX
Anyone know if these are safe for viewing a Solar Eclipse?



To clarify,
Two lenses have EN169 11 MUREX, and the other two have EN169 SH11 stamped
on them.

--
Gareth

Random Thoughts and Interests
http://web.mac.com/gaslee/iWeb/Site/Blog/Blog.html

Gareth,

I watched a previous ecplipse(in the 90's in the UK) with a bit of 10
shade welding screen and all i can say is i can still see ok!

I used a welders glass myself for viewing (naked eye not through a
telescope) a few times without trouble.

I have tried both and found that welder;s glass was not opaque enough and
did not dim the light sufficently to see sunspots though there aren't any at
the minute anywho.

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Mark
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In article . com,
TheGman wrote:

Gareth Slee wrote:
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:38:32 -0000, Gareth Slee
wrote:

I've been given Welder's glass with the following stamped on it,
EN169
11 MUREX
Anyone know if these are safe for viewing a Solar Eclipse?



To clarify,
Two lenses have EN169 11 MUREX, and the other two have EN169 SH11
stamped
on them.

--
Gareth

Random Thoughts and Interests
http://web.mac.com/gaslee/iWeb/Site/Blog/Blog.html

Gareth,

I watched a previous ecplipse(in the 90's in the UK) with a bit of 10
shade welding screen and all i can say is i can still see ok!

I used a welders glass myself for viewing (naked eye not through a
telescope) a few times without trouble.


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fred2 wrote:


I've used soot from a candle on glass in the 50th, mind you I now need specs
for close-up detail!
Fred

I vaguely remember being told to hold up an ordinary B&W photographic
negative to protect my eyes from the sun during an eclipse in my
childhood. But that was in the last century.