How can I get equipment to see a solar eclipse?

Question

The solar eclipse is coming in one month, and everybody I know that has seen one says it's an amazing sight. They lost their equipment a long time ago, so I need to find some.

Answer 1

you dont need equitment, just look in the sky and u can see it

Answer 2

Assuming you are in a location to see the eclipse and you have no optical equipment at all already, make a pinhole aperture camera out of a shoe box.  Cut two holes in one end of the box, and cover one of the holes with aluminum foil with a tiny hole poked in it.  Look through the other hole with your back to the sun and you can see a projection of the sun on the back of the box.

If you have a telescope, you can do the same trick - remove the eyepiece and hold a piece of paper at a good distance from the telescope for focus, and you'll see the projection of the sun on the paper.

Answer 3

You must be located somewhere other than the Western Hemisphere.

The last eclipse here was on 7/11/91 and was best viewed on the Big Island of  Hawaii. I was there. The next one here isn't supposed to occur until 2070 in the Western Hemisphere.

The way we viewed it was through a strip of mylar that was readily available at all retail stores there. I'm not aware of any equipment other than that to use.

Answer 4

The only thing you need is eclipse glasses becuse its just like staring straight into the sun. never watch a solar eclipse with the naked eye into a telescope or binoculars. you can usually buy the glasses on the internet or you can get the disposible cardboard ones. You shouldnt need equipment unless you are going camping in the middle of nowhere to see it. Solar eclipses  are awesome I saw one a while ago and i saw the one where jupitar was going in front of the sun it was amazing. and are you talking about the one on August 1st?

Answer 5

Are you planning to observe naked eye, with binoculars, or with a telescope? Where are you planning to observe from?

The primary requirement, whatever you're observing with, is adequate filtration. The best material for this purpose is the solar film made by Baader in Germany, and widely available from telescope dealers around the world. For naked eye, you can use #14 welder's glass, available from specialist welding supply stores. The standard #12 glass, available in most hardware stores, is not dense enough to provide adequate filtration.

What I used for the 2006 eclipse in Libya was a Coronado PST (Personal Solar Telescope) to view the partial phases in hydrogen alpha light, and then ordinary 10x50 binoculars for totality.