h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I believe #15 welder's goggles are strong enough to protect your eyes.

And yes every astronomer will say that you shouldn't look directly at the sun at all during an eclipse. But I don't think there is an actual astronomer that would follow that advice.

If you do choose to ignore the warnings and look at the eclipse, only look for a couple of seconds at a time.

i know I couldn't keep from looking at one of the rarest and most spectacular sights in the sky, so I don't expect anyone else to either. Just be careful, only look a little, and get a picture

Actually the special eclipse glasses are fine as long as they're CE checked, made in the USA and unscratched.
And it is safe to look at the eclipse without them for the 2 minutes of totality.
advice from Penzance's own astronomer (not me) who has seen several eclipses

Advice from Penzance's own blind astronomer.

No I've asked around the Astro Department here at Penn State, and the consensus is that you can look directly at the sun DURING TOTALITY, not at any other time.

I know I would.

I know some smartarse is going to bring this up, so it might as well be me:

Isn't the whole point of an eclipse that the sun vanishes? so looking at the sun during totality would technically not be possible, right (except for the corona maybe)

*Astrodome Goth takes cover amid a shower of eggs, tomatoes, desk chairs and other debris*

Curse you and the rest of you snooping kids!

lol

Curse all clouds.
WE only got the effect of the sky going dark in Marazion. tho we could see shots of what was happening from a plane.
But the atmosphere was still amazing

In Bristol, the clouds all seemed to move out the way so we could see the eclipse. Ultimate proof that Bristol clouds are kinder than Marazion clouds.
I looked at the sun without safety glasses during totality (and the sun wasn't even totally obscured where I was) and my optic nerves weren't damaged.

I have to go now... my eyes are hurting.