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Hi Double D!

Yes, you can look at and see an eclipse of the sun with the unaided eye, if the sun is dimmed by clouds.

You've surely seen times when clouds dim the sun, and you can look right at it. You and I have both done it innumerable times, and I still have good vision. A cloud-veiled eclipse is no different.

Of course, if the sun is dazzling, you won't be able to look at it for more than a fleeting glimpse. It will seem just too bright.

This morning's eclipse is visible at sunrise or shortly after in central Asia, Pakistan and India. With this eclipse, since it's a shallow partial eclipse, if you look at the sun it will be so dazzling that you won't even be able to notice that there's an eclipse going on. But if your sky is covered with translucent clouds that show the eclipse shape through them, of course it's OK to look, the same as it would be on any other day.

I would not stare at the sun at any time, except during a total eclipse. (Tomorrow's is not a total eclipse.) Don't, however, let well-meaning but grossly uninformed people frighten you inside.

2007-03-18 05:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 0 0

Here is the truth on solar eclipses. Without the moon, the sun is so bright that you do not look at it. And if you do, you see yellowish spots in your eyes for some time. This may be from permanant damage and the only way to tell for sure is to have your eyes examined before the eclipse and then again after. During the eclipse, it is actually "safer" than not during an eclipse because it is not so bright. HOWEVER...because it is not so bright you look LONGER. The UV rays are still there and your eyes are still burnt. So....want to take a chance? With or without the moon, it is only safe to look at the sun by reflection from a mirror to a wall or ceiling, or pin hole viewing.

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2007-03-18 14:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0 0

that's continually risky to look on the solar without perfect filters (and excellent filters are uncommon). generally, the glare is adequate to reason you (by ability of reflex) as an instance away earlier any everlasting damage is done. in spite of the undeniable fact that, in the course of an eclipse, human beings will stress themselves to look. some seconds are adequate to reason some damage. A minute is adequate to reason everlasting damage. a couple of minutes may reason everlasting blindness. The worst section is that some damage in undemanding words seems a lot later (i.e., after a minute you nevertheless see, therefore you imagine you're ok and also you proceed observing for yet another minute -- too overdue, the everlasting damage is already finished, in spite of in case you received't note it for some hours). An astronomical filter out is superb (feels like a skinny sheet of metallic or tin foil, in spite of the undeniable fact that that's made particularly to scrub out risky rays from the solar). Welder's filter out (huge form 13) may also do for short sessions. Projecting the photograph is superb. One trick i take advantage of is to hide a reflect with a dismal sheet of cardboard (black in case you may), after punching a small hollow (5 mm is superb) in the cardboard. I positioned the reflect face up on the window sill and reduce the blinds so as that no solar enters the room, except for the window sill. the gentle from the solar hits the small spot of reflect and reflects up on the ceiling, giving an photograph of the solar. the conception of the blind is to make the room darkish that you will discover the photograph (that's not, as some human beings imagine, because "eclipsed photograph voltaic" is risky). searching at a twin of the solar on television or over the web is superb (if the digicam's filter out isn't ok, that's the digicam that receives damaged -- see you later because that's somebody else's digicam...). different procedures (reflection on water or on some thing else -- uncovered video clips, X-ray or in the different case -- smoked sun shades -- UV polarized filters) are all risky.

2016-12-02 04:23:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

It is never safe to directly view a solar eclipse.

The visible light will be less, but that will reduce you're eye's response. The iris will not close as much. The infrared and UV are not diminished as significantly.. and the UV is what burns your retina.

Looking directly at an eclipse you may as well look into an arc of an arc welder without eye protection... you're burning your retina either way.

2007-03-18 03:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Any solar eclipse can be seen with the naked eye.

For about 30 seconds.

And then that eye won't see anything ever again.

2007-03-18 03:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Nope..
Never look at the sun with the naked eye..
Standing in the sun while naked is OK...

2007-03-18 03:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

well...you can see an eclipse at any time during the day...it just depends on how much damage you want to do to the retinas.

2007-03-18 03:42:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Not without damaging your eyes.

2007-03-18 03:42:37 · answer #8 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0 1

No because you would need a big light for it

2007-03-18 03:42:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Don't try it. It isn't worth going blind for

2007-03-18 04:18:28 · answer #10 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0 1

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