which eclipse is dangerous to look at?

Question

A)Lunar
B)Solar
**Please explain why!**

Answer 1

Solar = sun. You can't look at the sun without protection, a solar eclipse is just as dangerous to look at (it is the sun, after all).

Lunar eclipses are just the full moon (which can be looked at directly with no protection needed).

Answer 2

The solar eclipse is more dangerous to look at because the solar eclipse involves the sun. Solar eclipses' only happen during the day. The danger is looking at the bright ring around the moon that is harmful to the eyes. Please read below to learn more about solar eclipes'. Hope this helps!!

A solar eclipse is when the Moon blocks the sun out from people on Earth. We know that the Moon is a thousand times smaller than the sun, so in order to block the sun's light from the people on Earth, all three bodies must be lined up equally. A solar eclipse may not occur even if the Moon, Earth, and the sun are lined up. The distance between the Moon and Earth must be correct. If the Moon looks like the same size as the sun from Earth, then the distance between the Moon and Earth is correct. When the Moon, Earth, and sun are in a straight line, the darker side of the Moon faces Earth. We may only see a solar eclipse when we are on the side of Earth facing the sun.

Answer 3

A Solar Eclipse is the one that's dangerous to look at (although not as dangerous as reported by the media)...

During a Solar eclipse, the moon is between the earth and the sun, and effectively blocks the sun's rays from reaching the earth...

At that time, the earth surface darkens... and people's iris' (in their eyes) open wider to let more light in...

As the moon moves, light starts getting by the edge of the moon, and people can see it.. It's relatively easy then to look directly at the sun's light (nearly impossible on a normal day), and temporarily burn the rear side of your eye balls (the retina)... this will cause temporary blindness.. this blindness can last a short duration, or a long time, depending on the amount of exposure the eye received...

Tonight, we're getting a Lunar eclipse..

Answer 4

Sun:

It is always dangerous to look directly at the Sun for more than a few seconds.

Most of the time, if your eyes happen to be looking in that direction, a reflex will make you close your eyes or look away.

However, during a solar eclipse, you know something is going on and you force your eyes to keep looking. Even a tiny bit of the Sun's surface is too bright for the retina.

However, once the eclipse total (no part of the Sun's surface is visible), then it is safe. But the total part does not last very long.

Answer 5

It is dangerous to look at the one where the sun goes behind the moon (solar eclipse)... I believe its just the fact of "staring at the sun" it doesnt really matter if its a eclipse or not. Its bad any time.
Burns the retina in your eye. Very bad for your eyes.
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Answer 6

It's the solar, and the reason is because when you look at the solar eclipse, it appears that the sun has darkened, but there's still enough light visable that it will damage your eyes. It's as bad as staring at the sun directly.

Answer 7

I would say looking at the Sun. The issue with the solar eclipse is that there's less light, so people think they can look at it safely (and plus, it's interesting to look at), so they are more likely to damage their eyes (hence the warnings). Whereas people usually don't go around staring at the Sun. It's conceivable that the lower light level would cause the eye to adopt a different configuration that would open it up to more damage, but I find that unlikely.

Answer 8

I always thought it was a solar eclipse..
Sorry I can't give you a more in depth explaination, as science was one of my least favourite classes.

Answer 9

solar eclipse is the dangerous one to witness without adequate eye protection
as can burn out retina ,cornea

Answer 10

Solar.... It can damage the eyes, just like staring into a bright light.