Q&A: Looking at Solar Eclipse through the water?

Question by mila: Looking at Solar Eclipse through the water?
it says not to look at the sun directly :-? So what if i look at it using water? Like If iput water on the ground then i will be able to see the sun there. that way i won't need to look directly on the sun and i will be able to see the solar eclipse? What do you think?


Best answer:
Answer by spaceastheniaNope, looking at the sun's reflection can be almost as bad as looking directly at the sun. Still water can reflect almost as good as a mirror and you wouldn't want to look at the sun through a mirror either.

Use an approved filter or a pinhole viewer.

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CAUTION: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITHOUT APPROVED SOLAR FILTERS. LOOKING AT THE SUN WITHOUT THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE. CONSULT A LOCAL ASTRONOMY CLUB OR ASTRONOMY RETAIL OUTLET FOR MORE INFORMATION. This is a simulation of the May 20th annular eclipse of the sun and a simulation of the June 5th transit of Venus across the solar disc. The May 20th solar eclipse is an annular eclipse viewable to those in the western United States. An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence the Sun appears as a very bright ring, or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon. Be certain to observe safe viewing practices whenever looking in the direction of the sun. The June 5th transit of Venus will also be visible to viewers in the western United States, however many will not see the completion of the transit. This transit will be visible to those with even small, properly filtered telescopes of 80mm or larger in aperture. CAUTION: NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITHOUT APPROVED SOLAR FILTERS. LOOKING AT THE SUN WITHOUT THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE. CONSULT A LOCAL ASTRONOMY CLUB OR ASTRONOMY RETAIL OUTLET FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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