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Re:Bored Ape conference attendees wake up with eye pain, vis... by yoyohello13 on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:47PM (#38170984)
That's the big danger with solar eclipses. It's not bright enough to hurt at the time. The damage only starts to become apparent after a few hours or the next day.
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Re:Bored Ape conference attendees wake up with eye pain, vis... by postalrat on Monday November 06, 2023 @07:01PM (#38171131)
When I went to see a total eclipse I was surprised that even a tiny slit of the sun was still hard to look at. Not sure why anyone would try to stare at that.
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Re:Bored Ape conference attendees wake up with eye pain, vis... by dekhn on Monday November 06, 2023 @08:11PM (#38171771)
galileo (the galileo) used to stare at the sun for extended periods of time (without a telescope), to the point he could identify sunspots. But IIUC he looked at it near the horizon when it's attenuated by more atmosphere.
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