2006-07-03 17:31:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
It's not the UV rays, necessarily - it's the full spectrum of light.
The light itself is no more harmful during an eclipse. In fact, there is less of it, so it is less harmful.
However, because it gets darker during an eclipse, your pupils dilate to let in more light. When you then look directly at the eclipse, you get a lot more light into your eyes than you normally would because your pupils would normally be contracted.
2006-07-03 17:38:00 · answer #1 · answered by Waynez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rays themselves are not more harmful during an eclipse than any other time
the difference is, that during an eclipse, the sun does not appear as bright, and so it is possible to stare at it wide-eyed
most of the time that is impossible for someone to do, and it would hurt if they could do it
2006-07-03 17:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are not more harmful, during an eclipse you are more likely to try to look at the eclipse than you would be to look at the sun.
2006-07-03 17:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by markril1962 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 06:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋