Who peeked?

[youalright]

Admit it who peeked, can't of just been me 🤣🤣🤣

I peeked, as I did in 1999 and I’m still here. I used a pinhole in a bit of card and then my hands cupped over my face with a tiny gap - which was actually the best view. I also took a dozen photos on my phone which turned out great - despite all the dire warnings about exploding iPhones and burned out batteries.

Nasty @Tryanalogue

So, you're worried you might go blind and are hoping for others to be in the same boat?

I mean, yes you might go blind, it's a thing.

Depends how long you stupidly peeked for really.

Me too! Are our eyes damaged 😬 actually being serious as I have anxiety

I full on looked with proper eclipse glasses. Not as good as 1999 obviously but still amazing. View was better than 99 too.

My pinhole box thing was useless but the colander was better.

She says the long term damage I’ve done to myself is punishment enough. Phew!

Didn’t look at sun directly but did look at screen on phone. Took some pictures which didn’t show anything except I later noticed on a few I had what I now know is called lens flare and shows what was left of the sun!

It's possible can take a few days to show.

What?!? I’ve just read the first few comments! Were we not supposed ti watch it? Dd and I watched it for an hour - Twas amazing!

Wow, that's unnecessarily nasty.

I was underwhelmed compared to last time in 1999
Then watched it with DC on top of South Downs looking out to sea (we lived in Brighton at the time) no fancy specs but DP had plenty of welding masks
Tonight went to Lytham st Anne’s on the lawns with a lot of others but just wasn’t as good

@fivepenny Love your dramatic photo!

Under totality
So absolutely fine to peek during that time
It was magical

Are you serious? What will happen?

During which time?

I wonder if MN do an audio version? 🤔 Otherwise that 2 second glance (2 or 3 times) (call me Eve)! Wouldn't have been worth it. How else would I entertain myself without being able to read the ranting!! 😂

Is it? I was taken aback at how nasty that and a couple of other comments on this thread have been.

I expect quite a few peekers are lurking and have bottled up anxiety.

I think for those who looked for a second, it probably won't add up to the damage done over many years of getting the sun directly in your eyes when driving etc.

I saw several people looking (not peeking) and almost did a community service shout out to stop! But didn't. Maybe I should have!

Why would you say something so nasty?

I was so busy lecturing Ds, that I looked to make sure that he wasn't looking in the direction... twice. Keeping fingers crossed as it was less than a second.

No peeking from me 😇

We decided to drive up to Dartmoor to watch it (as did half of Devon) and everyone was sat with the glasses on staring for ages. Others had fancy cameras and telescopes. From the absolute chaos that happened on the roads as we left there's a good chance a few people did actually go blind.

Hubby peeked and he’s gone to work his night shift seeing spots and with a cracking headache. Could be a coincidence though.

Retina damage is typically painless. You're probably alright if it was just 2 seconds.

Day of the triffids for those who peeked.