Eclipse Glasses

Safe Viewing Warning

Never look directly at the Sun without certified solar filters or eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard. This is true even when a partial eclipse blocks more than 99% of the Sun. The only exception occurs when the Sun is completely blocked during the brief moments of totality for those on the path of totality. More details on our Safe Viewing page.

Note that “eclipse glasses” are not just for eclipses! They are absolutely safe for direct viewing of the Sun at any time. If you have good eyesight, you can even see large sunspots with these glasses. You can also tape them over camera lenses or binoculars for a magnified view of the Sun.

Purchase Your Eclipse Glasses

Eclipse glasses are inexpensive and easy to use, but be sure that you get them from a reputable source, because some vendors have been found to be selling fake glasses that won’t protect you. For this reason, you should only purchase eclipse glasses (or other solar filters) that come from a manufacturer on the American Astronomical Society’s safe supplier list.

We offer Eclipse Shades®, manufactured by Rainbow Symphony and custom printed with artwork for Story Time From Space and the Totality app. These glasses have lenses made of an exclusive scratch resistant material that filters out 100% of harmful ultraviolet, 100% of harmful infrared, and 99.999% of intense visible light. These premium filters create a sharp ORANGE colored image of the Sun and meet the ISO 12312-2 standard, which means they do not expire and will last indefinitely as long as the lenses are undamaged (see this AAS page for details).

Your order helps support Big Kid Science outreach efforts, including our creation of the free Totality app, our free digital curriculum for middle school Earth and Space Science, our donation of more than 100,000 eclipse glasses to school children around the world, and our support of Story Time From Space and the Voyage Scale Model Solar System National Program.