Can you watch an eclipse with welders helmet or welding glasses?
I guess the answer might be a bit confusing as it is a yes as well as no as If someone tries to watch an eclipse from welders helmet which is inappropriate, the results might not be good the reason behind this is the amount of the light will be able to get through the thick glass of welders helmet which is deemed to be enough to damage your eyesight.
The reason why the answer to the question of watching an eclipse with a welding helmet because the eclipse is such a strong natural phenomenon that the human eyes are not capable of withstanding the sun’s power during an eclipse. Similarly the answer to this the question can be yes also as the eclipse is a natural occurrence that takes place in several years or sometimes decades also so it’s an event not to be missed under any circumstances.
The quest for pertinent eclipse glasses continues after so many years, the people (customers) have opted for going any available alternate option as they have turned welding glasses or welding lenses down the line as an alternative for viewing the eclipse. As you must have heard that NASA on their eclipse website has approved the shade 14 welding glass lens as the only option alternate for viewing the eclipse.
Similarly the NASA has also said on one of his blogs that for viewing the eclipse welding lens used of grade 10 and 11 are inappropriate as they are extensively and most commonly used by the welders for their welding helmet at their job, which means shade 10 and 11 glass is a bad option to be considered as an alternative solution for eclipse glasses.
This means if a person has a welding helmet or welding glass at home it may not be bedecked with appropriate for viewing an eclipse as in most of the cases it is seen that the welder’s lenses are not even bearing a standardization tag which baptizes that particular shading the lens.
What could be the consequence of not using a welders helmet?
Well this question often comes to some people when they are talking about looking at THE SUN with a wrong lens just to save a few dollars as the grade 10 and 11 comes at not more than 12 dollars apiece whereas the grade 14 welding glasses will cost a person, not more than somewhere around a rough figure of 15 dollars to 17 dollars.
Well renowned ophthalmologist named Stephen Franklin said in an interview that there could be some serious consequences of lesser grade welding shade lens. The grade 14 lens are available at e-commerce giant Amazon.
Kim Menard a public relations manager in a press, meet expressed his view on people using welding glasses eclipse of his company and stressed on avoiding the usage of the company’s product only for intended purpose in correspondence to application instructions and safety information of the product.
What the welders have in mind behind this idea or breakthrough regarding the use of welding lens?
What the welders say about this any guesses?
Regarding the use of welding glasses for viewing an eclipse, one of the welders said that it is totally acceptable and understood the eagerness of the people behind not willing to miss ECLIPSE but they said that the lens 13 is the best and pretty hard to find, whereas 12 and 14 are more common but 14 are practically impossible to get hands-on during or before an eclipse because of all the people are running behind the 14. The welders concluded by saying that people just break out of your sleep and since the Fool-Aid.
Another welder said that after analyzing everything he could find on the topic he said you need a 14 and you can’t stack the lenses. He said he’d better use binoculars to project the image on a paper so if you have some old binoculars rotting in a corner you can use them for a long span of time or one can set the binoculars to set them up and cover the lenses while you can give it a look to see whether it’s working fine and after you are done you can let them cool off or else one can use an old shoebox and create a pinhole camera.
As these methods are completely free which were made up of the supplies that lie around you but at the very same time it is time-consuming as well.
Another welding expert stated that they suggest that welding lens can be used for eclipse viewing but try to do that while keeping one thing in mind that the welding glass should be of the highest number. The welding glasses eclipse of shade 12 or higher can be a good choice as you are going to see the sun directly with your eyes as these come generally with a higher or in other words darker lens which is available in the market but with high prices and slight minute differences.
Or else if you have old welders mask in the house, you can use it for the solar eclipse viewing but before you do that make sure you have enquired about the glass and the shade number whether it is 12 or 14. But if in any case, it appears that you have a welding mask with the glass shade less than 12 don’t even think about using them to look directly at the sun.
As even in the shade number 12 people find the sun way too bright whilst some of them find it is too dim in the shade 14. Concluding his view he said that according to him 12 is the lowest safe, just avoid using anything less than 12 i.e. 10 or 5
A welding expert whereas on the other side expressed his view regarding the use of welding mask to view eclipse seems that this was being over thought. First, you need to snag a welding helmet which should also have a lens shade of your choice. After that look at the sun, feeling it’s too bright for a comfortable view? And if the answer is no, then I guess it’s your lucky day enjoy the view
Conclusion
What comes to your mind when we are talking about Sun? Huge, powerful, bright, never-ending the source of energy, source as well as the reason for life on earth, etc. Now would you play with something which is having all the above qualities as well as features and apart from that is a source of never-ending energy?
All of us when we're young we're guided not to play with fire. In this article people are not playing with fire anymore instead they are playing with the biggest ball of fire and when one plays with fire, there are high chances that the person may burn himself as well as people around him as well. So basically one must try sticking to the methods which are approved and tested by the concerned authorities.
When it comes to crazy, people have already crossed a milestone regarding that especially when it comes to trying alternate ways instead of the as usual common ways, people seemed to be bored while accepting them again as in the people hate to repeat what others been doing lately.
This can be related too many aspects of people's life as for communication the whole world was using Email as a medium but when Jan Koum, the founder of WhatsApp rolled out with the app people not just liked it they actually loved it the most which can be proven by the total number of WhatsApp active users around the globe.
Similarly, people were I think so fed up with the use of eclipse glasses so in the quest of doing something out of the box which was the use of welder's mask as an alternative way to look at the sun. As in some articles, it is written as an inappropriate method while in some articles it's stated as a smart way to come around. While reading this article one can assume that people don't care what they are dealing even with if it's a sun, sorry let me correct myself “THE SUN “they don't get the feeling of something indifferent they are sure to dislike it whether a product or service.
Concluding it with what I saw in the article is SUN and the ECLIPSES are beautiful natural phenomena needed to be enjoyed to the fullest but the thing which is more important is not risking ourselves with silly things likewelders helmets which barely costs a few dollars against the precious eyes given by God to us which only God can give us rather than the implants.