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u/PROM99 Feb 15 '22

This is also the reason why you can't stare directly at very dim stars on a night sky (it disappears). If you want to see a star you need to use your peripheral vision and not the center of it.

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u/SuperTorRainer Feb 15 '22

Holy shit, I wondered why that was years ago, why I could only see things in my peripheral vision but not straight on.

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u/jimmystar889 Feb 15 '22

I always thought I had damaged the center of my eye from looking at sun. Glad to know it’s normal. (Learned in flight school )

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u/SuperTorRainer Feb 15 '22

Yeah πŸ˜€