Yes, you can see the eclipse clearly but is it really safe for your eyes? While people avoid looking at the sun directly, many view the eclipse through X-ray films. UV rays are known to cause skin cancer and also damage the eyes by causing corneal damage, macular degeneration, and cataracts. During the solar eclipse, the gravitational waves cause a reduction in the ozone layer on the surface of the earth (the barrier, that protects us from the harmful UV rays) which allows UV rays and other cosmic radiation from the sun to reach the surface of the earth directly. Although most of us follow this, advice we don't know why. One such advice is not to look at the sun directly or to stay indoors to avoid the sunlight. There are various myths associated with the solar eclipse like pregnant women should not hold sharp objects or their babies will be born with cleft palate, and lack of awareness around the phenomenon give rise to many superstitions and faulty practices. Today, this celestial phenomenon is going to start from 9:15 AM. Written by Poorva Chavan | Updated : J8:39 AM ISTĪ solar eclipse is a phenomenon where the earth, the moon and the sun align together, and the moon's shadow falls on the sun. Here's why you should not look at the solar eclipse with naked eyes or through an X-ray film.
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