Searches for “eclipse hurt eyes” jumped 170% in the last 24 hours after the eclipse yesterday evening. Ouch. I hope those people didn’t stare too long and that no permanent damage was done.
The sky was cloudy where I live, but I still managed to get a photo, even if it was only with my phone as the clouds briefly allowed the sun through. So much for my plans to use eclipse glasses with my compact camera.
Instead, I spent a nice evening with my wife, our pets and a neighbour who called over for a chat. Lovely!
As expected, Facebook is full of amazing photos of the eclipse, but I love this.
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@donncha I'm reminded of this …. (from yesterday)
@nantes haha, yes. I saw that yesterday too. 😁
@donncha The worry over eye damage is massively disproportionate to the actual clinical outcomes. Permanent eye damage is extremely rare, and almost entirely limited to people who are mentally disabled or are high on drugs. But fear of eye damage has led school administrators to prevent millions of children from experiencing eclipses in the past.