DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Good post Allen!
Another option is to double up to get to 12, which I've read is considered the absolute minimum to look at the Sun, although NASA does recommend 14 and even then you should limit the time.
My reasoning during the total was that since mine is auto darkening at the lower end of welding plus with the goggles value of 6. I figured the hood would sense when the Sun had been obscured enough to risk looking without as much darkening and I wouldn't go from full dark down to none. There was a period when the Baily's Beads would be visible but before totality that I wanted to try and see.
Another option is to double up to get to 12, which I've read is considered the absolute minimum to look at the Sun, although NASA does recommend 14 and even then you should limit the time.
My reasoning during the total was that since mine is auto darkening at the lower end of welding plus with the goggles value of 6. I figured the hood would sense when the Sun had been obscured enough to risk looking without as much darkening and I wouldn't go from full dark down to none. There was a period when the Baily's Beads would be visible but before totality that I wanted to try and see.
Baily's beads - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
NASA - Eye Safety During Solar Eclipses
This is NASA's official moon phases page.
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
NASA - Eye Safety During Solar Eclipses
This is NASA's official moon phases page.
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
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