Glasses for Eclipse tomorrow

[meangreenbob]

North Texas will be giving out protective glasses to all who attend game tomorrow. Will have the ISO label. 
Nice story on Channel 4 news this morning. 

[DeepGreen]

This is what I plan on using.  One can never be too safe.

[UNTLifer]

1 hour ago, DeepGreen said:

This is what I plan on using.  One can never be too safe.

Your technology surpasses my idea.

[SilverEagle]

2 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

This is what I plan on using.  One can never be too safe.

Phil, I have a feeling you would bring a bazooka to a knife fight.

[NT80]

Lol.  This eclipse is actually located more in southwest Texas, out by Midland and San Angelo.  On April 8 next year we will have a total solar eclipse directly over us...

 

[UNTLifer]

19 minutes ago, NT80 said:

Lol.  This eclipse is actually located more in southwest Texas, out by Midland and San Angelo.  On April 8 next year we will have a total solar eclipse directly over us...

 

Reported on the radio out here that the hotels are filling up with people coming from DFW to view the eclipse.

[meaniegreenie]

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The 11 a.m. CDT match between North Texas and the Temple Owls near Dallas will be the game that is the closest to the path of annularity.

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/fans-players-sun-impacts-football-games

Edit: As dmaxel pointed out, I posted the ones for 2024 eclipse, so I deleted them.

Edited October 14, 2023 by meaniegreenie

[meaniegreenie]

 

[eppy4life]

The fact that the glasses will have the ISO label is also a good sign. This means that they meet the international standards for safety and quality.

I'm glad to hear that Channel 4 news did a story on this. It's important to raise awareness about the importance of eye safety, especially when attending sporting events.

I hope that everyone who attends the game tomorrow enjoys themselves and stays safe!

[Green Crazy]

This is great news! I was looking for some yesterday because I assumed the athletic department would miss the ball on this.  This year's "game activities" have been improved, with the concerts, drone show and to an extent, the glasses.   Golf clap for the whomever is in charge of this.

Now, if we could get them to stop douchebaging up the North Texas chant I'll be almost content. 🙂

[DeepGreen]

6 hours ago, SilverEagle said:

Phil, I have a feeling you would bring a bazooka to a knife fight.

I have to admit you are almost correct. A machete is my blade of choice.

Edited October 13, 2023 by DeepGreen

[Side.Show.Joe]

I believe UNT will beat Temple tomorrow. Temple is terrible, and I can't wait to get to DATCU for the game. But, if we do crap the bed and lose, this should be our song playing as the fans exit the stadium.....

 

[dmaxel]

5 hours ago, meaniegreenie said:

https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/fans-players-sun-impacts-football-games

From another source (CDT times):

Location	Partial Begins	Totality Begins	Maximum	Totality Ends	Partial Ends
Dallas, Texas	12:23 p.m.	1:40 p.m.	1:42 p.m.	1:44 p.m.	3:02 p.m.

These are the times for 2024, not tomorrow.

[meaniegreenie]

37 minutes ago, dmaxel said:

These are the times for 2024, not tomorrow.

Thank you.  I thought they seemed off.  Both were on the site I was looking at.

[DeepGreen]

21 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Your technology surpasses my idea.

Lightweight.

[Glory to the Green]

I took a picture for those of you that couldn’t make it.  Taken with my iPhone.  No thank you needed.  

[meaniegreenie]

I posted this in the game thread, but thought I'd put it here too.  Maybe @DeepGreen changed his mind about his helmet choice.

Note: I'm not aware of any kind of medical condition that would be a exacerbated by short term solar eclipse exposure but if there is such and this guy is donning this for safety, then I fully apologize. Otherwise...

Edited October 15, 2023 by meaniegreenie

[UNTLifer]

5 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

I took a picture for those of you that couldn’t make it.  Taken with my iPhone.  No thank you needed.  

I tried the same but settled for this.