Can you go blind looking at a full moon through a telescope?

Question

Can you go blind looking at a full moon through a telescope? Are there any telescopes in the world that are big enough to blind a person looking at a full moon? Even with my 7x50 binocculars the full moon seems pretty bright.

Answer 1

nope... a flashlight could blind you, but not the moon

Answer 2

No, but such observing can impair your night vision for a while.

Answer 3

i feel it is safe to say those in charge of a telescope that powerful, aren't going to let me use it for such things. that is a good thing cause i'd probably have to test that

Answer 4

No moonlight is not so bright as it is like a mirror. The sunlight is reflected from moon surface.

Answer 5

no.  it might be bright enough to make your vision go a little spotty if looking through a telescope that focused it really well, but nowhere near bright enough to blind.  even the sun can take hours to blind you.

Answer 6

no you cannot. your eyes can hurt sometimes, but you will most definately not go blind. the moon reflects the sun's light, but it also absorbs a lot. ther moon has a much, much less magnitude than the sun. i have starred at the moon through a powerful telescope for hours. of course, it wasn't full because you want to observe it during its lunar phases to view the surface in detail, but i have seen the full moon through a telescope a few times. although sometimes it hurts my eyes, it will not damage my vision to any extent.