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I'm busy working but ELI5, why don't we look directly at an eclipse? -- nm

Posted by ty97 Apr 8 '24, 10:42

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Cause it's the sun. Don't look at the sun unprotected. There is nothing different about the sun's rays during an eclipse. -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 11:05 1
- haha, yeah, I figured that out below. I had always interpreted it as an eclipse-specific issue, which is why I didn't understand. -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 11:07
I googled whether sunglasses are sufficient protection. They are not. - na-Baron Apr 8, 10:54 2
- Put on a hundred pairs of them. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 10:57 1
  - I can't lift my head. -- nm - na-Baron with 100 pairs of shades Apr 8, 11:01
Look what happens when you use a magnifying glass to start a fire. That's what can happen in your eyes - zeitgeist Apr 8, 10:44 17
- Note, you CAN look at the total eclipse but not when any sun is visible -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 10:46 5
  - No totality here and I have a meeting at in 13 minutes anyway :) -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 10:47 4
    - who sets a meeting during an eclipse? -- nm - Pippy: Apr 8, 11:18 1
      - Clients on the other side of the world -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 11:23
    - Look at the shadows of trees, the shape of it is projected hundreds of times ,quite cool really -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 10:49 1
      - Yeah, for a partial eclipse, filtering the light through a collander or salad or pasta strainer is way more interesting -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:51
- So is that to say it is okay to look as the eclipse is progressing, but not at totality? -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 10:45 10
  - other way around. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 8, 10:48 1
    - Well, not exactly. It's just that people forget during the eclipse & instinct tells them it is "safe". And then their eyes get damaged. - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:50
  - It's never okay. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:46 7
    - It's actually ok at 100%, but the problem is anticipating when that ends. -- nm - Reagen Apr 8, 11:04
    - (Now, maybe there's something with eye dilation making it "safer" normally, that could be fair) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:47
    - Got it, so it's not anything unique about an eclipse. It's a "don't stare directly at the sun ever" thing -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 10:46 4
      - So why isn't the Donald blind. He looked at it twice for several seconds each time -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 8, 10:51 2
        
        It's not instant, and maybe not even noticeable at first. The damage accrues over time. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:52 1
        
        another zionist hoax -- nm - MAGA mud Apr 8, 11:01
      - That has been my take. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:47
The light from the sun gets magnified by your eye and boils your eyejuices -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:43 4
- why only during an eclipse? -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 10:45 3
  - Do you normally look directly into the sun? -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 10:46 1
    - of course! -- nm - ty97 Apr 8, 10:46
  - It's not only during an eclipse. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 10:45

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