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    Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

    Posted by ToddingtonsteveUser icon on 12/8/2026, 09:58:18

    Searching everywhere

      Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

      Posted by jimmypUser icon on 12/8/2026, 22:24:23, in reply to "Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

      Use the phone, Luke.



      From Grau d'Agde.


      COYH, Jim

        Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

        Posted by HattersmanUser icon on 12/8/2026, 11:54:17, in reply to "Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

        Not a problem for me I’m watching Odyssey at the exact time the eclipse is taking place, unfortunately!
        COYH

          Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

          Posted by BrunoUser icon on 12/8/2026, 11:47:39, in reply to "Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

          No but bbb has very kindly lent me his welders mask that I’ll be using to watch the eclipse from inside the bushes.


          Tubby meladdo

          Do no trust sellers

          Posted by HatterforLifeUser icon on 12/8/2026, 11:05:58, in reply to "Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

          You have one eyesight, if you fuck it up you’re fucked.

          I would not trust sellers, although the BBC say ensure it features the CE mark!

          Given they counterfeit literally everything from perfume to cigarettes, I’m pretty sure there are going to be many counterfeit glasses out there.

          Enjoy it going dark by all means, but watch the main eclipse on TV

            Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

            Posted by Maah001User icon on 12/8/2026, 10:15:50, in reply to "Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

            Good luck with that! You can't get them for love nor money anywhere.

            Safety first though. DO NOT look directly at the sun without proper glasses / equipment (sunglasses don't cut the mustard either) otherwise you risk not seeing your beloved Hatters again!

            Suggest you either see if a local astronomy group are doing anything or knock up a pinhole camera or use a colander! Plenty of instructions on the Interweb.

            The Royal Observatory, Greenwich are also doing a live stream on their YouTube channel.

            If anyone is in the Peterborough area, some members of the Peterborough Astronomical Society will be at Ferry Meadows this evening with their specialist equipment, so feel free to pop over and see what we are up to.

              Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

              Posted by bbbUser icon on 12/8/2026, 11:38:39, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"
              WUM 2

              Genuine question.

              How many people have actually gone blind from staring at an eclipse?

                Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                Posted by Maah001User icon on 12/8/2026, 11:45:33, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                I read that, following the last big eclipse here in the UK in 1999, about 70 people were treated with serious eye damage.

                Not forgetting that it was cloudy that day, whereas today will be nice and clear.

                Not worth the risk.

              Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

              Posted by The OutsiderUser icon on 12/8/2026, 11:29:48, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"
              VIP

              Don't use a colander. You'll strain your eyes 🤣

              Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

              Posted by FloaterUser icon on 12/8/2026, 10:57:07, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

              Echo that. Do not look at the sun even when the eclipse is at the point of maximum shadow. (The fact that Trump did so in 2017 is not evidence of good practice!)

                Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                Posted by Caught JesterUser icon on 12/8/2026, 10:34:16, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                Put 2 CD’s or DVD’s together and look at the eclipse through them.

                  Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                  Posted by Maah001User icon on 12/8/2026, 10:58:15, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                  tbh - I wouldn't recommend any "homemade" solutions, including things like stacking sunglasses etc. You may just get lucky and they work, but then again!

                  Certified solar filters block around 99.999% of the sunlight. There's no guarantee that a homemade effort will achieve the same level of protection.

                  Not trying to be a killjoy, but its not worth risking your eyesight for when there are the projection methods where you don't have to look directly at the sun that enable you to experience it.

                    Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                    Posted by HuNUser icon on 12/8/2026, 10:44:47, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                    Does it work the same with old 78rpm vinyl?


                    . . asking for a friend
                    😉



                    “You get a wonderful view from the point of no return.” Terry Pratchett

                  Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                  Posted by Alien NateUser icon on 12/8/2026, 10:15:15, in reply to "Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                  Should be plenty lying around after 1915 hrs, or there about.


                  .

                  I was thinking about a woman
                  who might have loved me
                  I never knew...

                    Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                    Posted by Fotiadis' Left FootUser icon on 12/8/2026, 10:16:29, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                    Perfect Aquatics in Henlow have loads available still

                      Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                      Posted by ToddingtonsteveUser icon on 12/8/2026, 13:15:05, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"

                      They’ve had big traffic problems in the area, thanks for the tip though

                        Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton

                        Posted by Nearly a GeniusUser icon on 12/8/2026, 14:45:53, in reply to "Re: Anyone found eclipse glasses in Luton"
                        Legend of Outlaws

                        When there's been an eclipse before, I've just briefly looked through sunglasses.

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