Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 13:04     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Borrowed a welding mask...didn't trust the glasses with so many knock offs
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:55     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Anonymous wrote:You won’t see jack in dc


87% coverage is pretty good. It will not be a total, but there will be plenty to see. definitely look around 3-3:40pm! Peak is at 3:20 in Arlington at least.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:49     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Honestly -- take out a spoon with holes in it and look at the shadow cast by the spoon. Can also do this with a colander, or even your interlaced fingers. You don't need special eclipse glasses.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:49     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Take your pasta colander out, turn your back to the sun, and watch the crescent in the shadows.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:47     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Watch the eclipse on Youtube.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:47     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Don’t stare at the sun



right. the question is whether elementary school students will do as told.


What do you want us to do about it?



The original question was what sort of precautions are parents taking if they dont have glasses for their kids.


But eclipse glasses are not really a safety measure. They can be used to observe the eclipse safely, but it's not like you can walk around with them on. They block so much light that it's like walking around with a blindfold on.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:47     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Just poke a bunch of holes in a piece of paper. Stand with your back to the sun and watch the shadow. It will be cool still! Especially as we get to the peak around here.

But only if your kids will NOT look at the sun. You can really do permanent damage.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:45     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Use a cereal box, or an index card, or the million other ways that have been in the media.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:32     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
These work really well! You can also do things like point strainers at sun and look at shadows.

Anonymous wrote:Make pinhole projectors:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/04/06/solar-eclipse-viewing-without-glasses/
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:27     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-to-make-a-pinhole-camera/
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:27     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Make pinhole projectors:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/04/06/solar-eclipse-viewing-without-glasses/
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:26     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Anonymous wrote:Don’t stare at the sun



right. the question is whether elementary school students will do as told.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:24     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Stay inside.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:22     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
Don’t stare at the sun
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2024 12:20     Subject: no eclipse glasses for the kids -- now what?
if you dont have glasses for your kids, what, if anything, are you doing about the eclipse?