How do you know if yours are safe?
The American Astronomical Society of the National Science Foundation has these guidelines:
Your glasses and handheld viewers should have the ISO 12312-2 safety standard on them.
Before you stare into the sun with your eclipse glasses, check if they are safe. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Reputable brands include:
- American Paper Optics (Eclipser) / EclipseGlasses.com / 3dglassesonline.com
- APM Telescopes (Sunfilter Glasses)*
- Baader Planetarium (AstroSolar Silver/Gold Film)
- Celestron (EclipSmart Glasses & Viewers)
- DayStar (Solar Glasses)
- Explore Scientific (Solar Eclipse Sun Catcher Glasses)
- Halo Solar Eclipse Spectacles
- Jaxy Optical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Lunt Solar Systems (SUNsafe SUNglasses) [see their unique kid-size eclipse glasses]
- Meade Instruments (EclipseView Glasses & Viewers)
- Rainbow Symphony (Eclipse Shades)
- Seymour Solar (Helios Glasses)
- Solar Eclipse International / Cangnan County Qiwei Craft Co.
- Thousand Oaks Optical (Silver-Black Polymer & SolarLite)
- TSE 17 / 110th.de (Solar Filter Foil)*
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You can also find effective solar glasses (if they still have them) at these stores:
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Online you can find them at these sites, if they still have them or if they can get them to you in time:
- 123 Sales
- 2017Solar.com
- 3Dstereo.com
- All Customer Brand
- Aoska [sold out]
- AYA Products
- AyoGu [sold out]
- Boboo [sold out]
- Cppslee
- Eclipse Seeker
- Educational Innovations
- Electronic Analyst
- Everyday D2C Products (U.S.) [sold out]
- Firefly Buys (FFB)
- Fred Meyer
- Freedom Hill
- HomeStarry
- iCUBE
- Inflatable4Less
- MascotKing [sold out]
- Mega-Fun Toys
- Newbea [sold out]
- Off the Wall Toys & Gifts
- Onethe
- Real Solar Eclipse Glasses
- Rongyo [sold out]
- Run to Shop
- Skyhawk Ventures
- Solar Eclipse Spectacles (paper glasses only)
- Soluna/GSM Sales
- Squirrellynuts
- ThinkGeek
- ToLoco / Yedasi
- ToGoSpa
- Vocoo [sold out]
- Webb Co. / Webb Collection
- Websun [sold out]
- Yeahbeer [sold out]
- Your 5 Star General Store
Some libraries (though not the Austin Public Library) also have free safe glasses. Those that do are mostly given them out at their events.
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