Totality is safe to look at. Otherwise the sun will still blind you just as it normally would. People need an extra reminder about not staring directly into the sun when there's a solar eclipse coming up.
Nah, the sun is safe to look at during totality. At any other point, even 1% of sunlight getting past, look away or use eclipse glasses because you're going to get a sunburn on your retinas otherwise.
Totality is safe to look at. Otherwise the sun will still blind you just as it normally would. People need an extra reminder about not staring directly into the sun when there's a solar eclipse coming up.
So, basically, it's just to stop people from staring directly at the sun for 15 minutes while they wait to see totality?
Yup, and for anyone not in the path of totality.
I thought there was something about the sun being occluded but the corona still putting out dangerous amounts of UV?
Nah, the sun is safe to look at during totality. At any other point, even 1% of sunlight getting past, look away or use eclipse glasses because you're going to get a sunburn on your retinas otherwise.
Neat, thanks. : )