Sure enough, the teenagers eventually spotted what they had been looking for: a partial eclipse of the sun.īoth men, now 70, say they wish they had known about the long-term harm that afternoon would do to their eyesight. More than 50 years ago, Louis Tomososki and Roger Duvall stood and waited, squinting toward the sky. Two men are warning people about the dangers of staring at the sun during the eclipse after they did so decades ago in Portland, Ore. HAVE OTHER PEOPLE SUFFERED AFTER AN ECLIPSE? Pinhole projection: Make a pinhole in a sheet of cardboard and hold it between the sun and a sheet of white paper on the ground. Mylar filters: Aluminized mylar plastic sheets are available as eclipse vision glasses or can be cut and made into a viewing box. It can be found at local hardware and home-improvement suppliers. Some safe ways to view the solar eclipse from any New England vantage point: It can take a few hours to a few days after viewing the solar eclipse to realize the damage that has occurred. The damage can be temporary or permanent and occurs with no pain. Prolonged exposure to the sun’s light can cause “retinal burns.” Exposure can damage or even destroy cells in the retina (back of the eye) that transmit what you see to the brain.
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