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may be able to see sometime around 10-1:30 am? going to require welding helmet glass din 13 -`14 or solar glasses. do not look at the eclipse with naked eye binoculars or telescopes with no filters! you may end up with permanent eye damage.


 
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This Friday may give us a really great meteorite show weather permitting! should start after 11 pm and best views just before sunrise. look towards the leo constellation.

 
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This Friday may give us a really great meteorite show weather permitting! should start after 11 pm and best views just before sunrise. look towards the leo constellation.


Be walking into the hunting blind early tomorrow morning. Be pretty cool if I can see some.
 

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April 8th will be a solar eclipse, Edmonton area will be about a 1/4 eclipse! with better view the farther east you go! should be great to see.

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visible planets that may be visible in Alberta over the next couple days
Mercury:Until Thu 6:17 pm
Venus:From Fri 6:37 am
Mars:From Fri 6:31 am
Jupiter:Until Thu 11:52 pm
Uranus:Until Fri 12:41 am
Neptune:Until Thu 7:40 pm
 
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a good site for anyone interested in night sky observations.

 

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a welding filter of 12-14 will work for viewing, site said auto welding helmets should not be used unfortunately! there may be special glasses available? watch the kids and make sure they are protected, as eye sight can be permanently damaged beyond repair.
will be the last solar eclipse for sometime.
 
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wow, eclipse and possible comet sighting on April 8th/24!

 

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a welding filter of 12-14 will work for viewing, auto welding helmets will not work unfortunately! there may be special glasses available? watch the kids and make sure they are protected, as there eye sight can be permanently damaged.
will be the last solar eclipse till 2044
Why won’t an auto darkening helmet work? Just make sure it operates properly and turn down the darkness setting. It’s not rocket science here.
 

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anyone interested in viewing glasses, ,im going to order 5 pair at the moment?


Why won’t an auto darkening helmet work? Just make sure it operates properly and turn down the darkness setting. It’s not rocket science here.
the site said it won't work! needs to be solid 12-14 din, better to have 13 -14 din. eye damage can be permanent if wrong, do what you like!
 
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anyone interested i viewing glasses ,im going to order 5 pair at the moment?

the site said it won't work! needs to be solid 11 -13 din, better to have din12-13. all i can say it is your eyes you do you?
Auto darkening helmets go down to 13, not an issue.
 
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