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Do you know something they don't know?
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First of all, I stand (provisionally) corrected as to using welders' goggles for use with the unaided eye. I remember reading in
Sky & Telescope that it isn't safe but I can't remember when this was.
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Welders' goggles or the filters for welder's goggles with a rating of 14 or higher are safe to use for looking directly at the Sun. They are also relatively inexpensive."
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I interpret that to mean with the unaided eye. Nowhere does it specifically state that a welders' filter is safe with binoculars. Maybe someone else can step in here with a definitive answer. I personally prefer a "better safe than sorry approach" since:
1) They're the only eyes I've got.
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2) I'm already legally blind without my glasses (-8 diopters of correction - about 20/800 or so)
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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Kaptain K on 2002-08-01 06:09 ]</font>