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lieved safe. Even heavy weld* ers’ glasses do not protect. Telescopes and binoculars trained on an eclipse are particularly dangerous. They magnify and intensify the burn. DON’T PHOTOGRAPH THE ECLIPSE unless you are an experienced professional. Looking into the viewfinder of a camera pointed at the sun is highly dangerous. Even special filters don’t help, unless they are chosen with great care.
Most people, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, don't realize that less than one second’s exposure to the direct rays of the sun can, under some circumstances, cause permanent blindness. There isn’t even necessarily any immediate sensation of pain before the damage is done.
The only safe method of watching an eclipse is by the “projection method”. That is, the viewer looks at an image of the eclipse, rattier
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itiigA ts projected onto a white surface and the observer, WITH HIS BACK TO THE SUN, watches the image. Most of us have set fire to a piece of paper by focusing the rays of the sun through a magnifying glass. It is this same burning power that dam* ages the retina of the eye in eclipse blindness. The sun’s rays are brought to focus on the interior of the eye by the optical system within the eye. In fact, the safest way to view the eclipse is on television or through photos in magazines and newspapers. Unless you obtain professional advice from an expert -- an ophthalmologist, astronomer or optical scientist -- don’t look at the eclipse.
Motorists in Florida,where new license fees depend on the weight of the car, are said to be considering running their cars on Metrecal instead of gasoline.
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