How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse 2017
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- On August 18, 2017
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How to Watch the Total Solar Eclipse 2017
If you already read about the Solar Eclipse of 2017 you may be hoping to view it for yourself on August 21st but can not find a room in the path of totality or are too far a way to view it in its entirety. Don’t worry OC Astronomy has some resources that will help you see this amazing celestial event.
NASA will be will air a four-hour show, Eclipse Across America, with unprecedented live video this celestial event, live on NASA TV
NASA TV – Eclipse Across America(link is external)
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August 21, 2017 9am – 1pm PST
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Ways to Watch |
On the day of the eclipse go to www.nasa.gov/eclipselive(link is external)(link is external), where you will be directed by default to the NASA TV broadcast. The broadcast starts at 9 PST and will connect with many of the NASA broadcasts distributed across the country.
“Eclipse Glasses” & Handheld Viewers
If you are going to view the Eclipse full or partial be sure that you are using a certified lens or viewer. There have been many counterfeit eclipse glasses on Amazon that have been recalled so be sure to check yours to be safe. The following telescope and solar-filter companies manufacture and/or sell eclipse glasses (sometimes called eclipse shades) and/or handheld solar viewers that have been verified by an accredited testing laboratory to meet the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard for such products. They are listed in alphabetical order; those with an asterisk (*) are based outside the United States.
Solar Viewer Brands
- American Paper Optics (Eclipser) / EclipseGlasses.com / 3dglassesonline.com
- APM Telescopes (Sunfilter Glasses)*
- Baader Planetarium (AstroSolar Silver/Gold Film)* [see note 1]
- Celestron (EclipSmart Glasses & Viewers)
- DayStar (Solar Glasses)
- Explore Scientific (Solar Eclipse Sun Catcher Glasses)
- Halo Solar Eclipse Spectacles
- Lunt Solar Systems (SUNsafe SUNglasses) [see their unique kid-size eclipse glasses]
- Meade Instruments (EclipseView Glasses & Viewers)
- Rainbow Symphony (Eclipse Shades)
- Seymour Solar (Helios Glasses)
- Solar Eclipse International / Cangnan County Qiwei Craft Co.*
- Thousand Oaks Optical (Silver-Black Polymer & SolarLite)
- TSE 17 / 110th.de (Solar Filter Foil)*
Many of these Eclipse Glasses” & Handheld Viewers have already been sold out, OC Astronomy recommends you to not view the sun with out proper protection and advises you to consider staying inside and watching it from your computer or mobile device with NASA TV
