No, welding glasses (probably) aren't safe to watch the solar eclipse. Here's why. Welding helmets or goggles likely aren't capable of withstanding the sun's powerful rays and protecting our ...

The answer is simple: Most welding headgear is not strong enough to protect your eyes during a total solar eclipse. According to NASA, welders' glass must have a high enough number to view peer at ...

AUSTIN, Texas — If you forgot to buy glasses for the total solar eclipse in Texas, you can still make an eclipse viewer using things around the house. But if that's too much of a hassle, you may ...

Before you break out that old welder's helmet, make sure you know the filter's shade number. NASA suggests that if it's less than 12, which it probably is, people should not even consider looking ...