Solar eclipse, location and proper glasses?

[HighCotton]

My grandsons got notice that they have April 8th off or e-learning day.
So they’re contemplating their destination.
The discussion also led to the purchase of approved glasses.
And then they mentioned using my welder helmet.
Some research leads us to believe that welding glasses or hoods are not approved.
That seems odd to me.
Maybe someone on here knows better!?
And for that matter,
What are y’all plans for location and such?

[whitetaildave24]

My plan is to stay put until all the craziness is over.

[greghopper]

Be a big letdown if the clouds move in you still experience the darkness.

[Mack Apiary Bees]

My wife school where she teaches is off. I'm taking the day off and staying home to see it, if clear. If not, we will do something fun. Maybe working bees.

[esshup]

Mar 5, 2024 6:52:17 GMT -5 HighCotton said:

My grandsons got notice that they have April 8th off or e-learning day.
So they’re contemplating their destination.
The discussion also led to the purchase of approved glasses.
And then they mentioned using my welder helmet.
Some research leads us to believe that welding glasses or hoods are not approved.
That seems odd to me.
Maybe someone on here knows better!?
And for that matter,
What are y’all plans for location and such?

It may be because there are welding glasses or hoods that don't have dark enough glass. Gas welding/brazing requires a lighter tint than stick/mig/tig welding. So, rather than get specific as to what lens color to use they dumb it down and say it's not approved. That's my take on it. If someone can basically watch the sun for hours at a time when welding it should be fine for the eclipse.

Yep I was right. It says use tint #14.

phillips-safety.com/welding-safety/can-i-use-welding-glasses-to-look-at-the-sun/

For me, it's just another day in the year. Got plenty of stuff to do here.

[bill9068]

It’s supposed to be right over our house, that means it’s going to be cloudy and rainy.

[freedomhunter]

Same here right over my roof and my wife sais the same thing it will be cloudy

[parrothead]

All hotels in Seymour are already booked. Last number paper talked about was around 60,ooo people coming. I will believe that when I see it.

I still have 100 solar eclipse glasses from last one we had

[buckbuster13]

Took the day off, going to be in my boat fishing.

[Ahawkeye]

Taking the day off, kids are out of school going to grill and watch from home.

[jtkelly]

Mar 5, 2024 6:52:17 GMT -5 HighCotton said:

My grandsons got notice that they have April 8th off or e-learning day.
So they’re contemplating their destination.
The discussion also led to the purchase of approved glasses.
And then they mentioned using my welder helmet.
Some research leads us to believe that welding glasses or hoods are not approved.
That seems odd to me.
Maybe someone on here knows better!?
And for that matter,
What are y’all plans for location and such?

We've all watched them through welding glass at my house.

But I've watched them through a stack of film negatives before to.

[beermaker]

Mar 5, 2024 12:45:20 GMT -5 Ahawkeye said:

Taking the day off, kids are out of school going to grill and watch from home.

Same here.  Supposed to be 90% from where we live.  I could care less about the eclipse.  All I know is that a few other families are coming for a cook out and I get to goof around and drink some beer.

My wife bought some glasses from Amazon.  I think they were $3.00 or so each.

[ms660]

The last one I watch with my Speedglass auto darkening welding helmet without issues.I had it set on the darkest setting

[esshup]

I was welding today and I looked at my helmet. It's a Lincoln, a year or two old. The setting on the speed glass will go from 5 to 13. I don't remember what I have it set at, maybe 9 or 10 and it's plenty dark enough for MIG.

[astronankin]

Amateur here. I don't know anything about welding glasses, but I have read a story...... and the kids who used the welding helmet were blinded for the next few days. It's possible you could use some with extremely high levels of tint, but I think you also need it to be a certain type of glass. Because even with filters filtering out the Sun's light it still only takes a minute percentage of that to get blinded. All well-made solar filters filter out 99.99% of the sunlight, and they still give a beautiful image, so that should help you get a good idea of how much light the sun puts out. I'd get the quality solar glasses. This way you know your eyes will be safe. Plus they are cheap. Like $2 per pair depending on where you get them from. At least that's what my club is selling them for.

Upon looking it up, yes, NASA says level 14 will work just fine.

[astronankin]

We are driving all the way to a Purdue property out near Muncie. And for anyone in the Lafayette area, don't go to the West Lafayette Observatory. All of the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society members that are most active will be gone to totality. Lafayette only gets 98%.

[astronankin]

Mar 5, 2024 16:36:04 GMT -5 beermaker said:

Mar 5, 2024 12:45:20 GMT -5 Ahawkeye said:

Taking the day off, kids are out of school going to grill and watch from home.

Same here.  Supposed to be 90% from where we live.  I could care less about the eclipse.  All I know is that a few other families are coming for a cook out and I get to goof around and drink some beer.

My wife bought some glasses from Amazon.  I think they were $3.00 or so each.

I've heard that lots of people who haven't seen a total eclipse say that.  You will probably see the shadow bands, and the crescent suns, but you will miss out on the best bit.  Anyone outside of totality, even just a minute or two outside, won't see the sun's prominences, flares, and corona.  A total solar eclipse is the extremely rare opportunity to see the corona with no special instruments, but with just the naked eye.  You will also get a 360 degree sunrise/sunset, and bright stars near the sun.  Venus and Jupiter, and probably Mercury, are also visible.  Not just as the planet we see at night, either, but as planets in their respective places relative to both Earth and Sun, producing a 3D universe effect.  Also this year there is a comet joining Jupiter.  I'm taking my binoculars to try and get that comet (plus view the Sun's prominences).  Also taking the club's solar hydrogen - alpha telescope. 

It's one thing to see a partial eclipse (although seeing one at sunrise is still pretty magical).  It's a different story for a total eclipse and being in the path of totality.  Nothing will prepare you for those few minutes in the Moon's shadow.  People usually go quiet, make sounds of awe, and sometimes even get very emotional.  And don't miss this one.  It's the last to cross North America and the US until 2045.

[Woody Williams]

The path it takes

www.facebook.com/share/v/joqFgBRbCaysMtHU/?mibextid=WC7FNe

[stevein]

We will be viewing in Decatur. We have patio seats at friends house. My only concern is my 1 YO granddaughter not keeping her glasses on. And traffic.

[steiny]

I remember the last one of these type events, all of the bird life started going nuts, very active and loud for the short period while eclipse was occurring.