Negatives for viewing an eclipse do NOT protect your eyes from harm

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posted by Alfred
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on December 9, 2018 at 1:25 AM

I've never heard of this dumb idea but apparently people have spread the word that these can be used safely. They can't. I've heard for decades that welding hood lenses are safe to use. They also are not safe to use for viewing a solar eclipse.

https://astronomynow.com/2015/03/18/eclipse-dos-and-donts/

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