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minus-squarepaddirn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up102·edit-21 year agoYou’re allowed to make direct eye contact with the sky orb if you want to, nobody will stop you.
minus-squarePons_Aelius@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up37·edit-21 year agoYep. IIRC: An early (pre-telescope) astronomer did for tens of minutes at a time to document sun spots, but it took weeks for his sight to return and it was likely permanently damaged because of it.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoSheesh, and all he had to do was invent cameras to spare his eyes. For shame.
minus-squarep1mrx@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoHe only really needed to invent basic office supplies: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/box-pinhole-projector.html
minus-squaremisterundercoat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoLook into the orb long enough, and the orb will graciously unburden you from sight, because you have done all the seeing. Very efficient.
minus-squareredballooon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoScience tells you otherwise though! coincidence?
You’re allowed to make direct eye contact with the sky orb if you want to, nobody will stop you.
Yep.
IIRC: An early (pre-telescope) astronomer did for tens of minutes at a time to document sun spots, but it took weeks for his sight to return and it was likely permanently damaged because of it.
Sheesh, and all he had to do was invent cameras to spare his eyes. For shame.
He only really needed to invent basic office supplies:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/box-pinhole-projector.html
Look into the orb long enough, and the orb will graciously unburden you from sight, because you have done all the seeing. Very efficient.
At least once.
Science tells you otherwise though! coincidence?