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Re:An Eclipse Chaser’s Guide to Your First Eclipse by Florin_Andrei on Wednesday August 16, 2017 @02:12PM (#15029746)
Yeah, it's a little late, but not all hope is lost.

The AAS page lists the gear that meets the ISO safety standard, along with the vendors that carry it:

https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filters

I prefer the Baader solar film (for telescopes and cameras) or its newer "gold/silver" version (for goggles) because it's color neutral and it shows the Sun in its true color, not some arbitrary shade of orange, green, etc.

But any ISO-compliant filter should be fine.

Do you know any welders? Are there welding supply shops near you? Welding glasses #14 are ISO-compliant for the purpose of the eclipse. Even #13 are fine for non-continuous observation.

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