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I have the exact opposite situation. I got 9 pairs of plastic framed glasses on Amazon. They seem really legit. Only thing I can see through them is the sun unless I hold a light source directly up to the lenses. Amazon gave me a refund and told me not to use them. I'm going to try to research some more research on Monday like getting a hold of the company that gave them the ISO rating.

This is apparently the source of the glasses although the seller was third party. I don't want to toss out perfectly good glasses because Amazon freaked out and banned anyone not on an exclusive list of suppliers.

http://www.prosolareclipse.cc/products_list.html




Hey, since I have the same glasses, this is what search lands me.

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

Someone on this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jmdo5jJIeQ) got this ISO certification - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5zcT8x8808gOE82aks3NUpPSTA...

Another product page - https://www.daylightsky.co.uk/collections/eyeware/products/p...

I think they might be safe enough.

Update: Looks like the seller "Tried and true products" is Joseph Harwood, who works at this company, https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09572536/officers which owns the trademark Daylight sky, https://trademarkalertz.com/owner/DE-BIRD%20LIMITED "Tried and true products" also sells de-bird products. I guess they might just be sister companies or something.


Update: Just make sure yours are not counterfeit.

http://www.prosolareclipse.cc/imageRepository/dff59a28-760c-...


Is it really worth your eyes and the extra money to take a risk on the glasses that you're still not giving up on them and planning on researching them? Why not just buy one that you know is reputable?


At this stage of game they will be hard to get, many of the "legit" suppliers have 100+ minimum orders right now.

The Eclipse is 1 week away after all


As far as I can tell, they're basically not available at this point, even in areas far from the path of totality.


The default for me is definitely not to use them, but if there is info that will vindicate the glasses I'd like to find it.


Where would you suggest one could get one?


See if any local welding supply stores have #14 or higher glass (or helmets) in stock. Some auto-shades can go that high, but many cap out at #13, and they're generally going to be >$300 for the ones that can darken to $14 or higher. If you end up using an auto-shade helmet you'll have to set the sensitivity and delay to their maximum values. Don't buy an auto-shade helmet that doesn't have these controls. It's also possible to stack a #10 welders glass plate inside an auto-shade helmet and tune the shade value to get to #14 if the auto-shade can't get that dark on its own. It should be impossible to see anything but the sun through the helmet + glass combination.


I got binoculars, sunglasses, and a camera filter at Best Buy. I had to have them ship the camera filter but it arrived much earlier than they said.


Here in South Carolina Lowe's still has them in stock in the local stores, though only as part of some "Eclipse Kit".


Not being able to see through them doesn't mean anything, unless you can see UV.




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