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Offline Tjv28

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Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« on: August 21, 2017, 09:59:15 AM »
This may sound obvious to you guys and I know hind sight is 20/20, but I just learned the hard way on this one. Hope I didn't melt my retina as well

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2017, 10:00:26 AM »
It may not be 20/20 anymore  :chuckle:

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2017, 10:01:25 AM »
Oh my word....... 
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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2017, 10:23:04 AM »
 :yike:
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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2017, 10:31:11 AM »
Your making it hard to thin the pack, with these PSA's

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2017, 10:35:21 AM »
Theres a thread about blurry archery hunting over in the bowhunting section Tjv28 you might want to check out if things dont improve :P

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2017, 10:46:36 AM »
This may sound obvious to you guys and I know hind sight is 20/20, but I just learned the hard way on this one. Hope I didn't melt my retina as well

Hope everything turns out alright.

Same goes for binoculars and phone lens
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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2017, 12:13:06 PM »
Sun filter goes on the scope lense. Nothing you wear to cover your eyes, short of a plate of steel, will protect them when you look at the sun through a spotting or scope.

You be very lucky not to suffer permanent damage. Best of luck in healing process

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2017, 12:35:29 PM »
How is your eye?

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2017, 12:56:28 PM »
 :DOH:
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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2017, 01:06:58 PM »
wow.... :yike:

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2017, 01:37:25 PM »
He had the sunglasses on the eyepiece side, so the sun was magnified 20x or 30x - or whatever power his scope is.  At that point it's virtually a laser beam and would have fried his retina in an instant.  corneal flash burn

Hoping for the best for you  :(     You should go see the eye doc.


Here's a little self test

http://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Medical/Visual/Files/Alesa%20card%20web%20(2).pdf




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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2017, 01:42:41 PM »
Now you tell me!

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2017, 02:04:37 PM »
HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL!!!!!!!  I hope this is a joke and if not, I hope you are OK. 


How many fingers am I holding up??   :tup:

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Re: Don't look at the eclipse through your spotter!!!
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2017, 02:24:09 PM »
I'd imagine night driving might be a little different now.

 


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