Last-minute scramble for eclipse safety glasses
Peter Friend, a tourism business leader in Looe, said his organisation said had bought 80 pairs to hand out to visitors for the partial solar eclipse due on Wednesday evening - and all had been snapped up "within 10 minutes". "There was a queue along the quay," he said, while many businesses had ordered glasses which would now "failed to arrive on time".
- ▪Peter Friend, a tourism business leader in Looe, said his organisation said had bought 80 pairs to hand out to visitors for the partial solar eclipse due on Wednesday evening - and all had been snapped up "within 10 minutes".
- ▪"There was a queue along the quay," he said, while many businesses had ordered glasses which would now "failed to arrive on time".
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Last-minute scramble for eclipse safety glasses Image source, ShutterstockImage caption, Special glasses should be used to watch an eclipse, like the ones stargazers used in the US in 2024ByCharlotte CoxCornwall Published4 minutes agoSpecialist glasses which make it safe to view an eclipse have become a sought-after commodity, according to a Cornwall tourism expert. Peter Friend, a tourism business leader in Looe, said his organisation said had bought 80 pairs to hand out to visitors for the partial solar eclipse due on Wednesday evening - and all had been snapped up "within 10 minutes". "There was a queue along the quay," he said, while many businesses had ordered glasses which would now "failed to arrive on time".
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