Solar eclipse is just moon coming between sun and earth and its shadow getting cast on earth. Since the sun rays are getting blocked due to the moon, shouldn’t it actually be safer to view it directly as compared to normal sun?
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If you stare at a normal sun, you burn a little round hole on your retina. If you stare at a nearly-eclipsed sun, you burn a pretty little crescent shape on your retina. And as others have pointed out, your iris is likely more open, so you’ll burn it quicker.
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