Hahah I tried sungazing as a curious young man, stared directly at the sun for about 3m at sunset.
It doesn't hurt at all and it becomes this beautiful white orb with no rays at all, just a perfect circle. I had a little sunspot in my vision for about 20m after but have not experienced anything wrong with my vision since and that was years ago.
Just a little anecdote for those curious.
Also you can only "safely" sungaze at sunset when the sun is low on the horizon. Anything less is optical suicide.
Maybe I would have damaged my eyes if I kept it up, but after that one attempt it seems fine.
Hahah I tried sungazing as a curious young man, stared directly at the sun for about 3m at sunset.
It doesn't hurt at all and it becomes this beautiful white orb with no rays at all, just a perfect circle. I had a little sunspot in my vision for about 20m after but have not experienced anything wrong with my vision since and that was years ago.
Just a little anecdote for those curious.
Also you can only "safely" sungaze at sunset when the sun is low on the horizon. Anything less is optical suicide.
Maybe I would have damaged my eyes if I kept it up, but after that one attempt it seems fine.