Some of the fake glasses also include the name or logo of Solar Eclipse International, Canada, which is Qiwei’s North American distributor. More in U.S. Watch: Drone video shows giant wave ...

Some of the fake glasses also include the name or logo of Solar Eclipse International, Canada, which is Qiwei’s North American distributor. Chile 2019 composite wide Stan Honda ...

Solar eclipse glasses are safe if they comply with the UV, visible, and IR transmittance requirements of the ISO 12312-2 standard for filters for direct observation of the sun, the AAS states.

If your glasses fail any of these home tests, you should either try and get a refund or discard them. It is worth noting that not all counterfeit solar glasses are fake and therefore, unsafe.

In the photo above, the glasses on the top are fake. The ones on the bottom are real. Experts say counterfeit glasses have black sunglass-like lenses that have straight left and right edges.

The glasses should also have the ISO reference number: 12312-2. How to spot fake eclipse glasses Fake eclipse viewing glasses are all over the marketplace, the American Astronomical Society warned ...

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If you can see anything else, the glasses are fake. With the glasses on, look up at the sun for a fraction of a second. In that brief glance, you should be able to see the sun, ...

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized than two dozen counterfeit Rolex watches and designer brand sunglasses in.

The American Astronomical Society issued a warning last week saying fake eclipse glasses were "polluting the marketplace." In February, Amazon pulled counterfeit product listings, while a spokesperson ...

Experts say counterfeit glasses have black sunglass-like lenses that have straight left and right edges. In comparison, real eclipse glasses have reflective lenses, and the edges are curved. According ...