Sure, conventional cardboard photo voltaic eclipse glasses match over common prescription glasses. Sure, photo voltaic eclipse glasses work over prescription glasses, and permit you to see the solar as a crisp orange circle (or blue/inexperienced relying on the eclipse glasses). I needed to publish about this as a result of I put on common prescription glasses on a regular basis and I wish to guarantee those who they’ll have a snug and pleasing view of the photo voltaic eclipse with the cardboard whole photo voltaic eclipse shades immediately on high of their common eyewear. See photographs!
I do know this generally is a concern for folks, since you do not wish to sacrifice the readability of viewing together with your prescription, however you additionally do not wish to damage your eyes duh! As somebody who used to purchase contact lenses simply so I might go to 3D films, I am all the time fearful about whether or not or not the extra eyewear will go excessive of what I am already carrying!
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| Testing out my eclipse shades over my Rx glasses for the whole photo voltaic eclipse |
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| Entrance view eclipse glasses over common |
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| Facet view photo voltaic shades over common glasses |
These explicit eclipse glasses I ordered from the St. Joseph, MO Conference and Guests Bureau on-line retailer on their occasion web page for the 2017 eclipse. I acquired a 6-pack for $10+$4 delivery. St. Joseph is the place I’ll view the eclipse, so I figured it might be good to have memento eclipse glasses to save lots of in my reminiscence field to mark the occasion.
You may also get eclipse glasses on Amazon for affordable, and you will most likely see increasingly more of the customized printed ones popping up nearer to the occasion. These had been really printed by Rainbow Symphony, which is the very same ones they promote on Amazon, and in the event you needed to essentially wow your neighbors or co-workers you might order your personal customized printed ones.
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| The solar seems as an orange dot via the glasses. It does not present any magnification, however bear in mind the solar is identical obvious dimension as the total moon throughout an eclipse, so you can see sufficient of the disc of the solar to note an enormous slice lined on its option to totality. |
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| 6-pack arrived within the mail in a pair days |
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| Some security directions printed proper on the within of the glasses |
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| These are branded for the particular occasion I am attending so it’ll make a fantastic memento! |
I’ve my itinerary narrowed down with my sister. We’ve our inns booked, and our driving route deliberate. If you are going to be in St. Joseph let me know within the feedback, and if in case you have any ideas for a first-time-total-solar-eclipse-viewer let me know within the feedback!
