Welders mask
Back in the 80’s when I was pipefitter welder, we were told by the contractor not to use our welding hoods to watch the eclipse and if caught expect to be terminated immediately.
Better to view obliquely. Plenty of ways to view the eclipse without ever looking directly at the sun
Nope, standard welders mask won’t do the trick. Most are level 12, solar viewer evidently has to be a 14.
“Welders mask”
At our senior center today a person gave a presentation on watching the eclipse. He said welders’ masks will NOT be safe unless they’re at a certain number. I’m not sure of the number — maybe 14 — but not positive about that.
Our town is in the “total” path and I guess hotels are full. We will watch on TV. We have enough eye issues; not taking any chances.
I have welder’s glass for my camera, with the film from an old floppy disk in front of that.
I’m also using eyepiece projection like I did for the Venus transits for my telescopes.