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Solar Eclipse Glasses?

Pulled out one of the scopes and a solar filter. Too socked in. :( Watching the NASA channel instead.
 
:teeth
 

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Sunny(ish) (now less so) in Sac so if you are able to do it safely, now is the time. :)
 
Just got a bit of a peak between clouds... :teeth
 

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:cool
 

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Fuckkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!! I can't ccccccccc
 
I held my phone out and took a quick look using its screen's reflection. Then I went inside and read online that you shouldn't do that, D'OH.
 
Kind of an odd effect from the pinhole.
 

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Kind of an odd effect from the pinhole.

A pinhole is a diffraction limited system when imaging something like the sun. The light-dark-light-dark etc interference pattern results - AKA an airy disk.
 
Low quality pics from the tundra

We had a crew of young Japanese here that a coworker let share some glasses.

Very clear despite the forest fires.
 

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The cloud cover thinned out enough here to catch a peek at the best part! Welding glasses ftw
 
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