If you are planning to watch all or any of the solar eclipse next week, please plan to do so safely. I am sure everyone knows that this means watching either on a pinhole projection box or wearing special protective glasses. Unfortunately, there have been many credible reports of companies selling counterfeit products labeled as if they conform to international safety standards, including online marketplaces like Amazon and Ebay.
We can hope that there is a special place in Hell reserved for those who would knowingly sell products that could do serious damage to an unsuspecting customer's vision. It would need to be a large space because there apparently are a lot of them.
Here is a deeper dive into this possibly serious problem along with a list of reliable vendors actually approved by the American Astronomical Society. Or you could just follow NASA's recommendation and make your own projector box.
Either way, make sure that you, your family and your friends are safe as you enjoy the spectacle.
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