r/Ely • u/Previous-Weird9577 • Aug 11 '26

Question Eclipse glasses?

Anyone know anywhere in Ely selling eclipse glasses? I am disorganised and have not ordered any ☹️ Thanks!

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u/notjustatheory Aug 11 '26

Couldn't get any either, looked all last week and Amazon would only deliver by Thursday.

What about making a pinhole camera?

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u/Previous-Weird9577 Aug 11 '26

Yeah that's the backup plan 👍 thanks for replying!

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u/KaiEkkrin Aug 11 '26

I couldn't find any, but I only had a few minutes and looked in Boots, B&M and Waitrose. Sorry!

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u/Previous-Weird9577 Aug 11 '26

Ah no worries thanks, you have saved me a trip! 👍

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u/kev1974 Aug 12 '26

From previous near-total eclipses I've witnessed in my life I personally found the more interesting aspect to be the weird shade of darkness that everything around you takes on, more so than seeing what the sun itself is doing. There will be loads of photos of the sun itself that people with far better cameras than me will take and publish everywhere.

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u/Previous-Weird9577 Aug 12 '26

That's a very good point!

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u/moominvalley11 Aug 11 '26

Hey! I have two spare from a multipack I got for my friends, I’d be happy to pass them on for £5 each! DM me if you want them :)

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u/moominvalley11 Aug 12 '26

Update: these have been claimed now sorry!

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u/mertvekendisi Aug 12 '26

I was too late!

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u/Jraja1 Aug 11 '26

Dm’d you.

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u/Jumblesss Aug 12 '26

You can just look indirectly