Why is looking at the sun during a solar eclipse worse than looking at the sun on a normal day?

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Why is looking at the sun during a solar eclipse worse than looking at the sun on a normal day?

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It is bad looking at the sun during the day as well.

However during an eclipse it gets dark and your eyes open up to let more light in and then the “diamond ring” phase of the eclipse occurs and it gets very bright very quickly and can damage your eyes.

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