Why should we not look at a solar eclipse with naked eye?
2006-10-09 19:18:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
because when the light comes out, our eye are used to seeing dark stuff and suddenly lets in too much light that destroys our nerves. Don't even try it to see if i am right....
2006-10-09 19:20:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you try to look at the sun under ordinary conditions, your body protects your eyes by giving you pain so you look away. During an eclipse, looking at the sun is not painful, but the dangerous, blinding, ultra-violet rays are still there.
To be triply safe during a solar eclipse, use approved eclipse glasses that block the ultra-violet, use only one eye, and don't stare. You can also view a solar eclipse safely by looking at an image of it cast on a screen by a telescope, binoculars, or a pinhole camera.
An eclipse that blinds a pregnant woman will have no effect on the baby. The blindness is purely the effect of ultra-violet rays destroying the retina of the viewer. The baby may feel the effects of the distress the woman undergoes afterwards.
Looking at a sun close to the horizon is less dangerous than looking at one overhead. Near the horizon the sun's rays pass through much more atmosphere than when overhead, and it's the atmosphere that removes ultra-violet.
2006-10-10 02:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ultra violet rays from the sun are harmful to the eyes.Normally you will not be able to look at bright sun for more than a few seconds.You will take your eyes off before it harms you.
During eclipse you will be able to look longer at the sun.Out of curiosity you will be tempted to look longer than the safe limits.The rays will harm your eyes if you stare for more than a few seconds.
Not only sun during eclipse, you should not also stare at the sun any longer during sunrise,sunset or when partly hidden behind the clouds..
2006-10-10 02:58:07 · answer #3 · answered by balaGraju 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in our eyes there r 2 types of colour sensers ie cones and rods.
the cones are used for bright light and d rods for dim light....
so when v look into a solar eclipse our cones r used to d maximim and this disfunctions our rod sensers ..
thus whn v look away from d solar eclipse our rods get refunctioned and this leads to blindin for a short period of time..
2006-10-10 02:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by amazed !!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there is no harm if u look at it for a very short while
but if u look at it continuously....ur eye lens might get hurt
the main reason behind it is that when solar eclipse actually happs....the srays comin from it get stored in our eyes for long n we get blind!!!
2006-10-10 02:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by sweetie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thr high intensity light beam is likely to damage the retina.
2006-10-10 06:23:46 · answer #6 · answered by Trad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moon doesn't entirely block the Sun's rays, so you'd be still looking straight at the Sun... no good.
2006-10-10 02:20:02 · answer #7 · answered by JeanPaul T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the rays are very powerfull.it will affect the eyes.if pregnant ladies looks it,then the babies will affect.
2006-10-10 02:23:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
intense infrared rays can damage your eyes
2006-10-11 13:23:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
due to UV and IR rays.
2006-10-10 04:58:41 · answer #10 · answered by kumaresan_99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋