Posted on 12/08/2017 4:17:52 PM PST by SMGFan
Like so many others, 26-year-old Nia Payne wanted to view of Augusts historic solar eclipse but didnt have a pair of protective glasses. She walked outside on Staten Island and glanced at the sun 70 percent was covered for about six seconds before deciding she needed eye protection.
She borrowed a pair of what looked like eclipse glasses from someone nearby, then looked directly at the sun for 15 to 20 seconds.
They werent the right glasses.
For two days after, Payne saw a black spot, shaped like a crescent similar to the eclipse itself, in the center of her vision. Finally, she went to the emergency room and was referred to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, where doctors performed a detailed scan of her retinas.
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So true, but you can get distinct, photographable images with a projection board.
I drove to Salem, Oregon.
It was a SPECTACULAR sight, one of the most awesome things I ever saw in my 63 years...
But, alas, I still HATE driving in Oregon!
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Are you a sungod worshipper?
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Had the Amazon glasses ... hopefully the kind that weren’t recalled ... very special Eclipse with the kids ... we were in a rural area where it got very quiet and very dark ... Tried to give an astronomy lesson and was asked to Enjoy the Silence lol!
I was trying out my welding goggles before the eclipse by looking at the sun. Nice, dim and easily viewable. Then my phone rang so I turned away from the sun, lifted the goggles and got the full reflection of the sun off my phone. I saw spots for an hour.
I used a No. 14 arc welder’s filter to view the eclipse, which covered about 80% of the sun in my area. I also could see the “pinhole effect” crescents thrown by shade trees on my deck and on sidewalks. The partial coverage of the sun also made the shadows from the power lines look weird and fuzzy.
Nope. God worshipper. My wife has developed an interest in astronomy and one of our kids works in the space industry so it’s worth the effort.
What a great day that was,we had about 30K visitors
in our mid-tn town.The street lights coming on and a great
big cheer from the mass of people.
Hard to imagine an adult not knowing to not look at
the sun.Feel sorry for the poor girl tho.
At least she didn`t get her eye tatooed like another bimbo
Stupid is as stupid does...
When I went to Missouri to see the eclipse, there was a woman there that was staring staring staring directly at it! I wonder how she’s doing today.
Good analysis. Thanks!
Oh, I see. Thanks!
I got to see a small sliver of the eclipse then what happened in this strip was my view.
Bet you guys named your dog "Spot", didn't you?
I stayed inside because I was afraid to drive in it. The sun might be directly in my vision on the horizon.
Heh
Yea, you win. Looks awesome. Some friends saw it from the top of a mountain in Montana or somewhere like that. We’re jealous.
I had some welding glass. But I still avoided looking at it for more than a second or two. The full eclipse was breathtaking—it was like a 360 degree sunrise in the hills around.
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