I don’t try it out of superstition but kinda seems like a myth that an eclipse will perma blind you. I can see it momentarily blinding you, as looking at the Sun normally does, but how would it actually have the power to totally blind you based off only direct eye contact?
I kinda feel like if that were true, then people would be generally temporarily or even perma blinded just by being exposed to the event itself. Just walking around outside or whatever.
Totality is safe to look at. Otherwise the sun will still blind you just as it normally would. People need an extra reminder about not staring directly into the sun when there’s a solar eclipse coming up.
Nah, the sun is safe to look at during totality. At any other point, even 1% of sunlight getting past, look away or use eclipse glasses because you’re going to get a sunburn on your retinas otherwise.
It’s basically the normal level of “don’t look at the sun idiot” except on a day that everyone will be intentionally staring at the sun
There is a bit of added danger in that also everything will be dimmer making your eyes more dilated and allowing more light in. Especially if you are looking through dark eclipse glasses then immediately look at the sun
But yeah glancing at the sun once or twice is fine
Intentionally looking up at it like this though not so much lmao
A few glances up at the sun isn’t gonna immediately blind you, but any direct viewing outside of totality does put you at risk of macular degeneration, and I assume other illnesses I’m not aware of later in life.
Is that real though?
I don’t try it out of superstition but kinda seems like a myth that an eclipse will perma blind you. I can see it momentarily blinding you, as looking at the Sun normally does, but how would it actually have the power to totally blind you based off only direct eye contact?
I kinda feel like if that were true, then people would be generally temporarily or even perma blinded just by being exposed to the event itself. Just walking around outside or whatever.
Totality is safe to look at. Otherwise the sun will still blind you just as it normally would. People need an extra reminder about not staring directly into the sun when there’s a solar eclipse coming up.
So, basically, it’s just to stop people from staring directly at the sun for 15 minutes while they wait to see totality?
Yup, and for anyone not in the path of totality.
I thought there was something about the sun being occluded but the corona still putting out dangerous amounts of UV?
Nah, the sun is safe to look at during totality. At any other point, even 1% of sunlight getting past, look away or use eclipse glasses because you’re going to get a sunburn on your retinas otherwise.
Neat, thanks. : )
It’s basically the normal level of “don’t look at the sun idiot” except on a day that everyone will be intentionally staring at the sun
There is a bit of added danger in that also everything will be dimmer making your eyes more dilated and allowing more light in. Especially if you are looking through dark eclipse glasses then immediately look at the sun
But yeah glancing at the sun once or twice is fine
Intentionally looking up at it like this though not so much lmao
A few glances up at the sun isn’t gonna immediately blind you, but any direct viewing outside of totality does put you at risk of macular degeneration, and I assume other illnesses I’m not aware of later in life.
I’m not a doctor though.