Why It's Dangerous to Look at the Sun During an Eclipse
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- NYU Langone ophthalmologist Nitish Mehta, who specializes in surgery to treat diseases of the vitreous, retina, and choroid areas of the eye, explains how permanent damage to the retina occurs and offers tips for how to enjoy the eclipse safely.
I used to stare straight into the sun
Me too, no one told me not to
Me too. No one told me this. Shit
Same, and my eyes are absolutely fucked. No one told me either
YUPP sameee here as a kid 😭My vision is terrible now
I listened to earphones extremely loud when I was young, no one told me anything because earphones where new….. damaged ear tinnitus since age 16 lol now 30 yeah some stupid ass shit I agree with all of you I feel like a massive idiot.
I’m going to get super powers
I think i found the answer, it's in the edit at the bottom.
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Ye what's the difference between looking at it during an eclipse and when there isnt an eclipse?
As a kid (20+years ago) i used to directly stare at the sun with my naked eye for several minutes sometimes, i could see the bright glowing ball directly. I mean ye when i closed my eyes the sun was imprinted in my vision making a blind spot, but it would go away after a few minutes or so and my eyes would readjust.
Im not saying to do it, but my eyes are fine and have always been pretty good. Even when i do it these days.
What's the difference? Are they just as bad as each other? Do they pose the same risk, or does watching an eclipse a lot more risky for some reason?
Also what if it's partially cloudy and you can just about see it through the clouds?
Edit:
stumbled on the answer on Reddit. Feel free to correct us if the redditor is wrong lol
basically when staring directly at the sun with your naked eyes the pupils constrict because it receives more light. this protects the eye and limits the light/damage the eye receives. However, during an eclipse eyes don't constrict as much since the middle is not as bright as the sun and much darker, but the light intensity and heat is about the same, it just travels around the moon. So because the eye doesn't constrict nearly as much it becomes much easier for the sun to damage your eyes.
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Random comments on Reddit always have the answers lol i didn't research it but it seems like a logical answer so I'll roll with it.
If you look at the sun you squint and your pupils contract from the light. During an eclipse it's dark so your eyes don't contract and all the residual light, including tons of UV rays goes straight into your eye
He said that due to the moon's position, hyper focused beams of light (lasers) appear on the eclipse. Hence the eclipse is far more dangerous than looking at the normal sun
@@jackdanila9893 The sun does not become stronger from the eclipse. In fact the sun becomes less strong, for example, the temperature is reduced.
THANK YOU, IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND AN ANSWER TO THIS.
Didn’t really explain why it only happens during an eclipse.
You can't look at a normal sun for more than a split second because it hurts your eyes. Because the moon blocks all or most of the sun, you can stare at the sun and it won't hurt your eyes while your looking. But it will long term. Just like staring at a regular sun (if you could) for a long period of time.
He did, he said the moons coverage of the sun causes more focused rays of sunlight into our eyes such as when you use a magnifying glass it focuses the light
He said that happens any time you are looking at a bright light
It doesn't only happen during eclipse It's always dangerous to look at the Sun even more so when it's not in the clips but when it's not an eclipse people don't stare up at the sun so they have to warn people not to look at the sun during an eclipse. If anything it's slightly less dangerous.
Looking directly at the sun can damage your vision whether our star is in eclipse or not, doesn't matter. Safety glasses that block UV and IR radiation should always be used whenever looking directly at the sun.
bro the chat is sped, dont look at the sun
nah wrd tho
Until totality..
I still have my solar eclipse protection glasses from the 2017 eclipse.
wild
I look at the sun a the time and im alright
It’s not focused
even if for a split second like a glance or two?
Think AR devices like quest 3 and vision pro could work as well, since you are basically looking at a screen.
Nice way to destroy the cameras on your headset
Looks like nobody in the internet can explain why looking at an eclipse is much more dangerous than looking at a normal sun, they only explain the direct effects.
Which is more dsngerous.Is it looking st the sun or looking at the eclipse
I have looked into the sun a lot when I was growing up and never had damage or any other issues. So I'm confused?
Sun = bright = pupils contract
Eclipse = dark = pupils don't contract = UV rays and residual light go straight into your eyeball
Where is the explanation about why it's stronger during an eclipse than any other time?????
Those who are ignorant enough to stare straight into the Sun and make light of this bragging about it at this point.See what happens in a few years to those eyes..
ok deb
Been doing it for 30yrs no issues still have 20/20 vision.
Doing it for the past 5 years and have the very good sight! Thx Deb
notice the doctors always say “it may” or “can cause”. the majority of people are probably fine but yeah some people can get F’d up
Can confirm, did it as a kid and my eyes are fucked. I've got everything but glaucoma and cancer.
I have an astigmatism so bad that if doctors could see what I could see I'd be banned from the road
NASA and other science based platforms say looking at the eclipe during the full,totality is safe for a few moments.
Whats your take on that?
Where can I find that info?
yeah where bro
@@Iz0pen Do some research.Thats how I found out.
@@avalanche8943 Google it guy.
true, it's reasonably safe to look up during totality, but only during those few moments of total eclipse. if it's a partial eclipse where you are, then you need safety glasses to block out harmful UV rays when looking directly at the sun.
Glad that Dr. Nitish Mehta is protecting people from looking at the sun! 🤡 🌎
I've been doing it for years, for 3 to five minutes at a time
I stared at the sun and the sun hid behind the moon like a coward
Ok, so when you go for eye exams, the turn the lights off, use a small pointed light to look into your eyes. How is this any different? Looking at the solar eclipse is said to not contract your pupils, cause of the darkness, but the eye exam is dark too. Then you have the suns light rays, and with the exam you have the bright focused light?
So are eye exams causing damage to our eyes?
its different because for the exam you look at a small flashlight, but for the eclipse your looking at the sun, and incase you didnt know the sun is wayyyy brighter than the flashlight they use
what the previous commenter said,plus,the sun emits infrared and ultraviolet rays big time.Flashlights and LED inspection lights do not to any damaging degree.
the simple doctors light doesnt have harmful rays ...also its not nearly as bright as the sun...
@@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman I believe I covered that fact.
From how it sounds you’d think looking at the sun through the eclipse is worse than looking at the sun normally and while it’s not something we do often, everyone has looked at the sun before
So to be clear I can just glance up at the eclipse for a second with my bare eyes and I'll be fine but if I want to sit there and “watch” the eclipse where glasses
even if you glance at it you still wont see anything because its too bright, so just dont
@@mrbubble1YTWhy is an eclipse sun brighter than a normal sun? Explain cos I just don't get it 😂
@@deanasia2768 im not sure but probably the way light reflects off the moons surface
@@deanasia2768it’s not brighter it’s just that your pupils get bigger thinking that there’s less light, so they are more likely to be damaged. When you look at the sun on a regular day it is way too bright, so your pupils get smaller.
But wouldn’t it do this even without the eclipse? 🤔
more magnified this way so better not look esp during eclipse...and dont look directly at the sun either
So another words, you want us to go buy glasses. Gotcha
There is another reason which they do not want you to know
bro is trying to hold us down
I went out there not knowing today, might go blind. I'm scared 😟
I work outside I looked for literally 1 second so I think we should be okay
Legally these doctors are going to tell you to be extra safe so they can't be sued.
@@AnthonyD4005do you notice anything related to your eyes? Any changes at all any effects from looking for a split second?
It’s been 2hours do you notice anything? Blured vision, anything?
@@michaeljcaboose5639 YOURE GONNA GO BLIND RAHH
I look into the sun everyday and have 20/20 vision no issues and have been doing it for many years
like for health benefits?
@@incrediblystupid9244 “I smoke 10 packs of cigarettes a day and I’m doing fine “ lmao aight buddy
Bro i just look at iy 8 times
me to im scared shi
@@antoniszulc5055are you ok? Any blurry vision? Any affects?
@@michaeljcaboose5639 nah i see fine hopefully it will stay like that
@@antoniszulc5055we it take 12 hours to a day to know any changes here are some symptoms
Blurry vision
Headache
A blind spot in your central vision in one or both eyes
Increased sensitivity to light
Distorted vision, in which a straight line looks bent, or a door jamb looks curvy
Changes in the way you see color, known as "dyschromatopsia"
@@antoniszulc5055 me too or else I’m gonna be crushed and cry
I looked at the sun for 1 second am I fine?
I’m scared too
I’m scared man
@@eduardomontes6735 my glasses accidentally feel off and I got a 1 second glimpse and now I’m almost i tears from fear.
Yo same I literally saw partial eclipse covered by clouds for 1 second, I don't think that's enough to cause damage, since my pupils weren't that dilated as it was relatively light outside
@@randomdude6190 well we won’t notice any changes for 12 hours or a day so pray that we are ok.
I’m kinda scared bc I accidentally took a small glimps at the eclipse by accident God I’m so scared I don’t want to lose my good vison
Youre screwed forsure
The eclipse has to wear sunglasses when it passes by Texas & sees Chuck Norris.
00:18. Misinfo by so-called experts. I've been sun-gazing for years, as have countless others. My sight hasn't worsened at all.
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