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Although viewing our local star can be dangerous, a number of safe methods exist. These include handheld and telescope-mounted filters. And while I called the first category “handheld,” it includes both welder’s filters and solar viewing glasses.
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Bakich, M.E. (2016). Picking the Right Filters for the Eclipse. In: Your Guide to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27632-8_16
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