• Liz
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    197 months ago

    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.

    • @captainlezbian
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      57 months ago

      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

    • SharkEatingBreakfast
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      57 months ago

      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. (: