Total Eclipse MapFamily pack of paper glasses
The classic: light, cheap and enough for the whole family.
View on Amazon ↗Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
Eclipse glasses
Everything you need to watch the 2 August 2027 eclipse safely, and how to tell good glasses from a dangerous fake.
⚠ Buy early: before the August 2026 eclipse, certified glasses sold out in many shops in the final days.
Reusable rigid glasses
More comfortable during the long partial phase. Keep them for 2028.
View on Amazon ↗Phone solar filter
Photograph the partial phases without frying the camera sensor.
View on Amazon ↗Solar filter film
Fits in front of the lens. Never look through binoculars without it.
View on Amazon ↗Projection viewer
Projects the Sun onto a screen. Ideal with young children.
View on Amazon ↗What ISO 12312-2 means
It is the international standard for filters for direct viewing of the Sun. Compliant glasses cut visible light to a tiny fraction and block ultraviolet and infrared. It is the only marking that should reassure you.
How to spot reliable glasses
- They carry the ISO 12312-2 marking and the manufacturer’s details.
- With them on you see nothing in a lit room, only the Sun or a very bright light.
- No scratches, creases or holes.
- Buy from sellers with reviews and, ideally, from known astronomy brands.
How many you need
One per person, plus a spare pair in case they break or get lost. The partial phase lasts over an hour: rigid frames are more comfortable.
Phone photos
Looking at your phone screen does not harm your eyes, but pointing a zoomed camera at the Sun for long can damage the sensor. A clip-on solar filter protects the camera and improves the shot. Remove it during totality.
Binoculars, telescopes and cameras
They need a dedicated solar filter mounted in front of the lens, such as AstroSolar-type film. Never use eclipse glasses behind the instrument.
Before you look
Looking at the Sun unfiltered can damage your retina for good
The retina has no pain receptors: damage happens without you noticing and symptoms appear hours later. Sunglasses do not protect you. Only glasses meeting ISO 12312-2 do.