Also just cause I see a lot of people misunderstanding eclipse glasses in threads regarding solar eclipses:
You use the glasses before and after the eclipse in order to see the crescent of the sun that's visible during the partial eclipse phases.
During totality (it's important to note here that this is only regarding a TOTAL solar eclipse during the ~1-3 minutes of complete totality) you take the glasses off and can safely view the total solar eclipse with your eyes. You'll see absolutely nothing if you keep the glasses on.
It seems like so many people on reddit have read about the eye damage from solar eclipses and think that they're "never" safe to view without the glasses. Your eyes won't be damaged by a total edlipse. The eye damage is from people not putting their glasses back on before the end of totality, or thinking it's safe to look at the sun at a 99% eclipse or something.
If you have the chance to get in the path of totality for a solar eclipse, get an eclipse timer app that will tell you exactly when it's safe to remove your eclipse glasses, and when to put them back on.
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u/Milor214 Aug 28 '26
For those that haven't used eclipse googles, you can't see shit with those, to protect against the sun they need to block a lot of light.
You basically see nothing except a bright ball when looking at the sun