the ways you won't get blind when you look at the sun directly
2006-10-17 10:42:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Ever make a pin hole camera?
You can do something similar to look at the sun.
Don't ever look directly at the sun!
Even with a welder's type mask why take the risk?
2006-10-17 10:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by Warren914 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(Hoo Boy, these answers !) Ok....
Never look directly at the sun without protection. Ok to use welders glass as long as it is not scratched. NEVER directly through a telescope, (and I am concerned that some one would even suggest it). It is less dangerous to look directly at the sun with no eclipse than it is with eclipse. Since the moon blocks the sun, the heat is not there and you look longer, that is why it is dangerous. However normal direct sun viewing is more dangerous. Pinhole camera idea is great both with and with out eclipse. You wont be able to tell if inverted so dont worry about it. Mirror reflection of sun on interior wall or ceiling is fine. I watched the transit of Venus one time that way. Use of a telescope to project image on cardboard or wall is ok but be sure to use the SHADOW OF THE SCOPE ON THE GROUND TO AIM IT.
2006-10-18 00:53:28 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shaz has the right idea. The best thing is to borrow an electric welding helmet. It shields your whole face so you won't get sunburned.
Alternatively, most good hardware stores carry replacement lenses. You can just hold the lens up and look through it, but that isn't really safe. You may look past the lens without realizing it. So the idea of getting a piece of cardboard and making a face shield is very good.
in a pinch, a dark green glass wine bottle will work, but it will distort the image. You can see the sun as a disk, but without much detail.
2006-10-17 23:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pinhole camera is a good, cheap way to do it.
Any direct viewing should be through a filter made especially to allow you to look at the Sun.
This source is inexpensive and reliable:
2006-10-17 18:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i looked at the sun directly my eyes water and every time I blinked i saw a big white spot for like 3 or 5 seconds only um get a cardboard box cut a hole thorugh it......wait no thats for a eclipse
2006-10-17 20:46:51 · answer #5 · answered by Caroline M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I use a number 12 welding lens..they are cheap...then, cut out an opening in a large pc of cardboard, and tape the lens to the inside...works ok for me....
2006-10-17 17:46:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Go to an observitory and look through a super magnified telescope, You should be alright
2006-10-17 17:50:04 · answer #7 · answered by skip s 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋