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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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Q&A: Why is it bad to stare at a solar eclipse?
will we be able to see partial lunar eclipse in america on december 31 2009?
Question by Carol grammies: will we be able to see partial lunar eclipse in america on december 31 2009?
if we are able to see the partial lunar eclipse on December 31, 2009 what time will it be visible on the West Coast?
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Answer by Jim DI think its only visible in Europe.
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What doomsday date will people try to profit off next once 2012 passes?
Question by Sarah: What doomsday date will people try to profit off next once 2012 passes?
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Answer by AdamJanuary 1, 2013 ;-)
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At sunrise in some parts of China and by sunset in the western North America, a partial solar eclipse is set to slink across the Earth on May 20 and 21. Depending on where people are in the eclipse's path, some may be able to witness an annular eclipse in which the moon blocks out all but a ring of the Sun's light. Others will see the Sun as a crescent, partially obscured by the moon, for a period of around four to five minutes. "The desert areas of Nevada, southern Utah and northern Arizona may be the best (for viewing) if they have the greatest chance of clear skies and the eclipse takes place low in the sky over a dramatic landscape," said Alan MacRobert, editor of Sky and Telescope magazine. According to NASA, a partial eclipse will be seen within a much broader path of the moon's penumbral shadow, including much of Asia, the Pacific and the western two-thirds of North America. In BC, a parital solar eclipse will be visible from 4:58 to 7:21 pm