Question by xcloudxstrifex: Why is it bad to stare at a solar eclipse?
North America's next solar eclipse is in 2017, I want to watch it. But why do I need to put on dimming glasses? Isn't the sunlight being blocked out by the moon enough to not do any harm?
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Answer by J. Frost"Isn't the sunlight being blocked out by the moon enough to not do any harm?"
No, theres still enough light to damage your eyes. Not so-much when the moon completely obscures the sun, but in the transition phases, where the sun is only partially covered. Its easy to not notice the damage being done.
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Why does a total eclipse of the Sun so excite us? What do we see as we peer into Sun's corona, an otherwise invisible energy field occupying more space than the physical Sun? Why is understanding our local star the missing piece in the cosmic jigsaw puzzle? Gregory planned to give this one-off dedicated talk at the Eclipse 2012 Festival in Cairns, Australia. When events derailed that trip, this video was specially made and dispatched by DJ Express (thanks Tristan) for special pre-eclipse screening.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Q&A: Why is it bad to stare at a solar eclipse?
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