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Eclipse Glasses
Hey guy's,
Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of them special glasses you get for look at eclipse's etc.? So I can see Venus pass the sun a few days. Or I might use a soldering mask to view it, would that work? LJ |
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Lloyd Jones wrote
Hey guy's, Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of them special glasses you get for look at eclipse's etc.? So I can see Venus pass the sun a few days. Or I might use a soldering mask to view it, would that work? LJ Lloyd, even thought some of your posts have had me spitting at the screen, I can't sit by and let you blind yourself. I'm not sure what you mean by 'soldering mask' but even arc-welding goggles are not sufficient protection. To be completely safe, you need Baader film, or it's equivalent, or use the projection method of viewing. If you've got a good camera or astro shop near you, give them a try, as they may have stocked up for the event. I don't know where you can get viewing glasses, but the BBC science web site, or a phone call to the science museum in London, may give you a reliable source. Remember that there will be people out there who will sell you any old crap just to get your money, so be sure you know what you're buying. Good luck, but don't risk your sight. :-) Denis -- DT Replace nospam with the antithesis of hills |
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"Lloyd Jones" wrote...
in message ... Hey guy's, Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of them special glasses you get for look at eclipse's etc.? So I can see Venus pass the sun a few days. Or I might use a soldering mask to view it, would that work? LJ 'Lo Lloyd -- Here are some links that you may find helpful... http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ipse_view.html http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/eclipse/soleclipse.html http://web.archive.org/web/200111090...ef-solret.html http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/vision/Galileo.html A soldering mask might not be a strong enough filter, so please be very careful. You might try a #14 welder's glass. happy days and... starry starry nights! -- Delight in yourself... for you are the stuff of stars! Paine Ellsworth |
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Cheers Painius, Oh and DT don't spit at the screen it's not hygienic lol.
LJ |
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Forget it.
Apart from the considerable danger, you won't be able to see anything at all. Venus is to small to resolve as a disk with the naked eye, so its almost certainly to small to see as a black object against a white background. You won't even be able see it approach the Sun -because we are looking at the dark (night) side of Venus - and when its directly in front of the Sun, it would be like looking for ant crawling across a fluorescent tube 100 yards away. "Lloyd Jones" wrote in message ... Hey guy's, Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of them special glasses you get for look at eclipse's etc.? So I can see Venus pass the sun a few days. Or I might use a soldering mask to view it, would that work? LJ |
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I hope someone will post a picture in or a link to one as I really wanted to
see it. LJ |
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Welding goggles in Shade #14 will work fine ... I've used it for ~10
years with no problems. JJS Lloyd Jones wrote: Hey guy's, Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of them special glasses you get for look at eclipse's etc.? So I can see Venus pass the sun a few days. Or I might use a soldering mask to view it, would that work? LJ |
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Check out the webcast links at the end of this article:
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...cle_1258_1.asp "Lloyd Jones" wrote in message ... I hope someone will post a picture in or a link to one as I really wanted to see it. LJ |
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'Lo Peter --
You may find this link interesting... http://www.space.com/spacewatch/venu...de_040604.html "Peter Webb" wrote... in message u... Forget it. Apart from the considerable danger, you won't be able to see anything at all. Venus is to small to resolve as a disk with the naked eye, so its almost certainly to small to see as a black object against a white background. You won't even be able see it approach the Sun -because we are looking at the dark (night) side of Venus - and when its directly in front of the Sun, it would be like looking for ant crawling across a fluorescent tube 100 yards away. "Lloyd Jones" wrote in message ... Hey guy's, Does anyone know where I can buy a pair of them special glasses you get for look at eclipse's etc.? So I can see Venus pass the sun a few days. Or I might use a soldering mask to view it, would that work? LJ happy days and... starry starry nights! -- Delight in yourself... for you are the stuff of stars! Paine Ellsworth |
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Assuming the sky is clear, I plan to use four layers of exposed film.
The transit here is almost over at sunrise so the sun won't be very bright being filtered by the atmosphere. (Sunrise is 5:08 but there are mountains in the way so it won't be visible until about 6. The transit is all over at 7:25). -MIKE |
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