OKAY, apparently I missed something in yesterday’s eclipse coverage? Why did nobody mention it was a bad idea to stare directly into the sun for 90 seconds?
Where else was I meant to look? Newsflash: it was happening right at the sun. Look anywhere else in the sky and you’ll see nothing. I literally had no choice.
And no, I didn’t have eclipse glasses because they only announced it the day before and there weren’t any by the tills at Asda. It’s fine, I’ve seen the sun before. I see the sun literally every day. I’m experienced.
Anyway, if there were any day to look at the sun, surely yesterday was the day? When half of it was covered up? The headlines should have been ‘Looking at sun safer than ever, don’t miss out’.
Catching up now, it does explain all the freaks out with colanders and Frosties boxes. So their idea of seeing an eclipse is looking at a centimetre-high projection of it on an A3 pad last used for GCSE revision? Cool life, loser.
I didn’t mess about with any of that. I rawdogged that eclipse. Gave it a proper look, because for the first ten or so seconds I was pretty dazzled and had to squint. And in fact most of the minute or so after that.
Worth it though, because everywhere I looked after that I got afterimages and they all had that eclipse shape. I staggered down off that hill having seen more eclipse than any of those health-and-safety dickheads.
Value for money too, because I’m still seeing it. Even after a night’s sleep there are little eclipses all over my vision. By sidestepping that advice I’ve made this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon last.
Unrelated, I’ve got a bloody awful headache and everything seems a bit dim. Sure paracetamol will fix it.
