The April 8 total solar eclipse is just a few days away. Here's where to buy safe viewing glasses, how to test them and how to spot fakes.

Looking at eclipse without proper glasses is dangerous. ... To make one, you'll need a cardboard tube, white paper, aluminum foil, tape and a pushpin or something else sharp to poke a small hole.

Eclipse glasses are a sought-after item at the moment thanks to the next total eclipse happening on April 8 ... a bright white LED light bulb, your smart phone flashlight or a bare, ...

Cracker Barrel is selling solar eclipse glasses for the Great American Eclipse on April 8, starting at $2.49. Walmart has offered a wide variety of eclipse glasses in different styles, so has Target .

Real solar glasses should be “at least 1,000 times darker than even the darkest regular sunglasses,” advised Rick Fienberg, Project Manager of the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force.

Black polymer glasses make the sun look orange, and mylar glasses make it appear bluish-white. The eclipse glasses are so effective at blocking light that you won't be able to see anything but the ...

Depending on the type of glasses you have, it may appear white, blue-white, yellow or even orange. Once you’ve safely concluded all three tests, it’s reasonably likely that your glasses are safe.

Warby Parker will give away free solar eclipse glasses starting Monday, April 1, ahead of the April 8 total eclipse. Here's how to snag a pair.

Safe eclipse glasses should all have the icon for International Organization for Standardization on them. ... A small image of the sun should be reflected on the white paper in the box.

Projected images of the eclipse are seen through the leaves on the trees on the sidewalk at the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon ...

Safe eclipse glasses should all have the icon for International Organization for Standardization on them. ... A small image of the sun should be reflected on the white paper in the box.

Warby Parker will give away free solar eclipse glasses starting Monday, April 1, ... White Plains. They are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, ...