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You can only use binoculars or telescopes if they have a special solar filter.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
During normal times when there is no eclipse, scientists study the Sun's atmosphere with satellites equipped with a coronagraph -- "a filter that blocks out the photosphere", Brun explained.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Never look at the Sun through binoculars, a telescope, or a camera unless a solar filter designed for the front of the instrument is securely attached.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Over FaceTime, he determined that the problem was actually a filter blockage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Everything that once had color is faded, like a vintage Instagram filter.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The club warned people not to attempt to look through binoculars or telescopes which did not have proper solar filters as they could collect more light than the human eye could cope with, risking blindness.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In addition, air purifiers — with carbon filters to control odor — would be in every classroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Citing the reduced risk, Anthropic said its automated safety filters will intervene roughly 85 percent less often on Opus 5 than on Fable 5, the Mythos-class model it released last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The experience showed her “there is demand for presenting yourself virtually and there’s a way to convey your cover-letter materials” that can get past new filters for job applications, which are fixated on certain keywords.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
I took off my face mask and dunked it, along with the purple filters.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Cross polarized light microscopy uses specially filtered light to reveal structures that may be difficult to see with ordinary microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Swiss GDP last contracted in the third quarter of 2025, as the first round of U.S. tariffs filtered through the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
That optimism filtered through to Asia, where Seoul -- which has been at the forefront of extreme volatility in the tech sector over the past month -- climbed more than four percent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The new concoction, meant to promote “restoration,” is a collaboration with Jolie — a New York-based beauty wellness company that sells filtered showerheads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Seema and I watched over our new sister in the living room while the morning sun filtered through the windows.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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Dr Bloomer says "significant sunspot activity" is visible with solar filtering but that you need magnification when viewing with the naked eye.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
When the lawsuit was filed in mid-2024, government authorities were learning more about how such air bags were filtering into the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
These cells appear to improve attention by filtering out distractions and directing the brain toward the most important information.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
Gerald and Angel stood at the kitchen sink together, the sunlight of a November day filtering weakly through the small window.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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