Solar eclipse glasses sold out in Iceland By Birgir Olgeirsson 19. mars 2015 17:15 The solar eclipse glasses sold out in Iceland. Vísir/GVA Do you want to watch the solar eclipse tomorrow but haven´t got the required glasses? Tough luck, because the solar eclipse glasses are sold out in Iceland. Don´t bother looking in other countries in Europe because there are none left there either, says Sævar Helgi Bragason, head of Seltjarnarnes Astronomy Club. Sævar Helgi told Vísir on Wednesday that the club received 72.000 solar eclipse glasses and they sold out very quickly. "The demand was much greater than the supply and the glasses also sold out in Europe so we could not get any more." The next best solution for those who want to watch the solar eclipse is to use welding glasses but otherwise Sævar Helgi recommends that people who own solar eclipse glasses simply share them with others. Because the glasses are sold out the demand has risen. The glasses were originally sold for 500 krónur (3 US dollars) but now people who own them are offered a much higher sum. For example, all elementary schools in Iceland got glasses for free for all students from the Seltjarnarnes Astronomy Club but as Vísir reported today a headmaster of an elementary school was offered 5000 krónur for each pair of glasses. News in English Tengdar fréttir Watch the eclipse live from Iceland The broadcast starts at 08:30 a.m. GMT. 19. mars 2015 16:30 Mest lesið Skjálfti fannst á höfuðborgarsvæðinu Innlent Gufunesmálið: „Þetta átti aldrei að fara svona“ Innlent Finna áhugann dvína á meðan vinir berjast og deyja á vígvellinum Innlent Mun funda með Pútín þó fundur með Selenskí sé hvergi í sjónmáli Erlent „Það fer enginn lífvörður út í“ Innlent Gefur sig fram fimmtíu árum eftir bankarán í Kópavogi Innlent Styttan tekin niður eftir harðar deilur um klúran barm Erlent Sálfræðingar rukka hátt í 26 þúsund krónur Innlent Hvarf fyrir tæpum þrjátíu árum og fannst í hopandi jökli Erlent Reyndi að kaupa glás af nammi og kom upp um tíu ára bankaræningja Innlent
Do you want to watch the solar eclipse tomorrow but haven´t got the required glasses? Tough luck, because the solar eclipse glasses are sold out in Iceland. Don´t bother looking in other countries in Europe because there are none left there either, says Sævar Helgi Bragason, head of Seltjarnarnes Astronomy Club. Sævar Helgi told Vísir on Wednesday that the club received 72.000 solar eclipse glasses and they sold out very quickly. "The demand was much greater than the supply and the glasses also sold out in Europe so we could not get any more." The next best solution for those who want to watch the solar eclipse is to use welding glasses but otherwise Sævar Helgi recommends that people who own solar eclipse glasses simply share them with others. Because the glasses are sold out the demand has risen. The glasses were originally sold for 500 krónur (3 US dollars) but now people who own them are offered a much higher sum. For example, all elementary schools in Iceland got glasses for free for all students from the Seltjarnarnes Astronomy Club but as Vísir reported today a headmaster of an elementary school was offered 5000 krónur for each pair of glasses.
News in English Tengdar fréttir Watch the eclipse live from Iceland The broadcast starts at 08:30 a.m. GMT. 19. mars 2015 16:30 Mest lesið Skjálfti fannst á höfuðborgarsvæðinu Innlent Gufunesmálið: „Þetta átti aldrei að fara svona“ Innlent Finna áhugann dvína á meðan vinir berjast og deyja á vígvellinum Innlent Mun funda með Pútín þó fundur með Selenskí sé hvergi í sjónmáli Erlent „Það fer enginn lífvörður út í“ Innlent Gefur sig fram fimmtíu árum eftir bankarán í Kópavogi Innlent Styttan tekin niður eftir harðar deilur um klúran barm Erlent Sálfræðingar rukka hátt í 26 þúsund krónur Innlent Hvarf fyrir tæpum þrjátíu árum og fannst í hopandi jökli Erlent Reyndi að kaupa glás af nammi og kom upp um tíu ára bankaræningja Innlent