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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
Is the blindness thing more for people near totality? I was outside today and it was a bit dimmer than usual but still bright enough no one could stare at the sun, just like on normal days, it was way too bright.
But on the news they said it is painless and people don't realize they are going blind. So how is this possible? I couldn't have stared at the sun if I tried. Just like on any sunny day even the slightest glimpse hurts my sensitive eyes and I look away. How would someone not notice?
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With even a sliver of sun left you couldn't look at the sun. No different than normal. Once totality hit I saw nothing with my lens, removed it and there it was...a black disc with the corona all around it, moving and flowing. Just shy of two minutes you could see the start of a bright spot up at the top so you had a heads up to get your glasses/lens ready.