Eclipse Glasses and Binoculars
Say, I was thinking about taking the solar film out of a pair of my eclipse glasses and making a cell to go ever the input end of binoculars for a bit closer view of the eclipse. Good idea? Can anyone think of something I have not which would be eye danger? Thanks Bruce Hugo
As long as you block off all other light you'll be fine. Just make sure you do that. On Aug 14, 2017 9:01 PM, "Bruce Hugo via Utah-Astronomy" < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Say, I was thinking about taking the solar film out of a pair of my eclipse glasses and making a cell to go ever the input end of binoculars for a bit closer view of the eclipse. Good idea? Can anyone think of something I have not which would be eye danger? Thanks Bruce Hugo _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Bad idea. Clark Planetarium has eclipse glasses. Better still, look up how to make a pinhole viewer out of a cereal box and aluminum foil. It's simple but gives a great view. Check NASA for instructions. PROTECT YOUR EYES! -- Joe Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 14, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Bruce Hugo via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Say, I was thinking about taking the solar film out of a pair of my eclipse glasses and making a cell to go ever the input end of binoculars for a bit closer view of the eclipse. Good idea? Can anyone think of something I have not which would be eye danger? Thanks Bruce Hugo _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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I've did that for the Venus transit on my small telescope 30mm and my binoculars it worked great. I could not find any solar film at the time, but I could find the glasses from the planitarium. I used some masking style tape I had that was very dark and did not let any light through, I tripled it just to make sure it was thick enough. I would suggest the metal tape used on duct work if I was to do it again. Be safe and use your smarts when doing it. Jamie On Aug 14, 2017 9:02 PM, "Bruce Hugo via Utah-Astronomy" < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Say, I was thinking about taking the solar film out of a pair of my eclipse glasses and making a cell to go ever the input end of binoculars for a bit closer view of the eclipse. Good idea? Can anyone think of something I have not which would be eye danger? Thanks Bruce Hugo _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Additional I left them in the paper frames for ease of mounting, just trimmed them to fit and tapped them in to block out all the light around the opening. For the telescope I had a plastic end from a paper roll that fit in the end of the scope, I Dremeled out the center and tapped the glasses filter in to it. I did do research before attempting this and the glasses that I used were made from the same black polymer material that you can buy large sheets to make your own filters for glasses or telescope. Jamie On Aug 15, 2017 2:06 AM, "Jamie Bradley" <astro@jamiebradley.com> wrote:
I've did that for the Venus transit on my small telescope 30mm and my binoculars it worked great. I could not find any solar film at the time, but I could find the glasses from the planitarium. I used some masking style tape I had that was very dark and did not let any light through, I tripled it just to make sure it was thick enough. I would suggest the metal tape used on duct work if I was to do it again. Be safe and use your smarts when doing it.
Jamie
On Aug 14, 2017 9:02 PM, "Bruce Hugo via Utah-Astronomy" < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Say, I was thinking about taking the solar film out of a pair of my eclipse glasses and making a cell to go ever the input end of binoculars for a bit closer view of the eclipse. Good idea? Can anyone think of something I have not which would be eye danger? Thanks Bruce Hugo _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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