A Risky Way to Watch the Solar Eclipse

A video clip captures a young person attempting to view a solar eclipse by looking directly into the eyepiece of a telescope without any visible solar filter. The footage, which appears to be recorded from a news broadcast covering a total solar eclipse, shows the individual positioning their eye against the lens. Experts consistently warn that looking at the sun through a telescope or binoculars without a certified solar filter can cause permanent eye damage or blindness in a fraction of a second due to the intense concentrated light.

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astridnilsson90NewcomerSep 22, 2026

Good. We need retards out of the gene pool

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park.jihoNewcomerSep 22, 2026

He gonna learn today.

diego.fernndezNewcomerSep 22, 2026

Fuckin repost bots

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ferrari.chiaraNewcomerSep 22, 2026

Who's bright idea was this?

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rohan_47xNewcomerSep 22, 2026

Total Eclipse of the Brain

noahwilliams26NewcomerSep 22, 2026

I don't understand from where is that reflection coming! This looks like a standard reflector telescope, which is based on two mirrors. The primary mirror (the one deeper inside) is spherical (focusing) but it MUST be reflecting its image to the secondary, planar mirror, that dir

fatimabenali2NewcomerSep 22, 2026

Surprised it didn't end up like this.

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daan_87xNewcomerSep 22, 2026

Actually you can look at the solar eclipse through telescope. But only twice. With your right eye (pictured) and with your left eye

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ivan_ivanovNewcomerSep 22, 2026

heeheh

liam.smithNewcomerSep 22, 2026

At least he didn't blind himself.