Somebody explain to Brewster he’s on a spaceship that can position itself on the other side of the moon from the sun at any time – solar eclipse on demand
Now, in addition to his commenters, Rickard himself is spreading falsehoods that could have potentially harmful repercussions to his readers. So I’ll repeat the gist of my post yesterday.
The only people who will not suffer retinal damage tomorrow by looking directly at the eclipse without eye protection are those rare individuals who happen to be in the narrow path of totality and are viewing it during the brief minute or two while the moon’s center is positioned precisely over the sun’s center. In terms of resident population, NASA estimates this figure to be 12.2 million people within the continental U.S., or less than 4 percent of the nation’s population.
If you don’t believe me or still don’t understand the distinction here, then please, just please, type “NASA eclipse 2017” into your search engine, click on the link for NASA and read the “Safety” section.
But that’s EXACTLY what the cartoon says, “Looking directly at the sun is UNSAFE EXCEPT during the brief TOTAL phase of a solar eclipse.” I don’t know what’s not clear about that. This cartoon was written with the assistance of Dr. Marc Rayman of NASA’s JPL. But what does he know?
Have to agree with Andrew here. There’s just too many people who don’t fully understand the difference and the impact. Check out this optometrist’s warning: https://www.facebook.com/drpatriciafink/posts/1641702775840827
OK, @Dr.Mel, stare till your heart’s content. But you’ll come away undamaged only if you’re one of the lucky 12.2 million residents who live along the path of totality. They are the only would-be readers for whom the statement in Rickard’s cartoon apply … which leaves another 314 million of us for whom they are patently FALSE!
Bilan over 6 years ago
Oh, I’m bein’ followed by a moonshadow, moon shadow, moonshadow—-
Leapin and hoppin’ on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow—-
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 6 years ago
I think the sun is a little more than 400 times larger than the moon. The sun is 333,000 times larger than the earth.
Funny_Ha_Ha over 6 years ago
Do be careful, I burned my retina’s looking. Now I can’t bear the light outside during an eclipse.
Ermine Notyours over 6 years ago
“Put down the phone?” I’ll bet there will be thousands of pictures of the eclipse.
del_grande Premium Member over 6 years ago
Somebody explain to Brewster he’s on a spaceship that can position itself on the other side of the moon from the sun at any time – solar eclipse on demand
nurbz over 6 years ago
Safe to look directly at an eclipse? This Author IS Brewster – Deleted bookmark for this comic.
kaffekup over 6 years ago
Great jazz song:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fe569hodEog
Andrew Sleeth over 6 years ago
Now, in addition to his commenters, Rickard himself is spreading falsehoods that could have potentially harmful repercussions to his readers. So I’ll repeat the gist of my post yesterday.
The only people who will not suffer retinal damage tomorrow by looking directly at the eclipse without eye protection are those rare individuals who happen to be in the narrow path of totality and are viewing it during the brief minute or two while the moon’s center is positioned precisely over the sun’s center. In terms of resident population, NASA estimates this figure to be 12.2 million people within the continental U.S., or less than 4 percent of the nation’s population.
If you don’t believe me or still don’t understand the distinction here, then please, just please, type “NASA eclipse 2017” into your search engine, click on the link for NASA and read the “Safety” section.
dr.mel Premium Member over 6 years ago
But that’s EXACTLY what the cartoon says, “Looking directly at the sun is UNSAFE EXCEPT during the brief TOTAL phase of a solar eclipse.” I don’t know what’s not clear about that. This cartoon was written with the assistance of Dr. Marc Rayman of NASA’s JPL. But what does he know?
Digital Frog over 6 years ago
Have to agree with Andrew here. There’s just too many people who don’t fully understand the difference and the impact. Check out this optometrist’s warning: https://www.facebook.com/drpatriciafink/posts/1641702775840827
Andrew Sleeth over 6 years ago
OK, @Dr.Mel, stare till your heart’s content. But you’ll come away undamaged only if you’re one of the lucky 12.2 million residents who live along the path of totality. They are the only would-be readers for whom the statement in Rickard’s cartoon apply … which leaves another 314 million of us for whom they are patently FALSE!