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    Fall in Love With the Sun Again

    The newest images of the sun are so mesmerizing, it’s hard to stop staring.
    by Marina Koren Jan 30, 2020 3 minutes
    Source: NSO / NSF / AURA

    It is not advised, under any circumstances, to look directly at the sun. Our eyes are no match for its blaze, and the light can damage them within seconds, sometimes permanently. Remember all those news stories back in 2017, warning people to wear special, protective glasses during the solar eclipse so that they didn’t burn off their retinas? Those were good warnings.

    The trick is to get a very expensive telescope to do it

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