It makes no difference for me if I close my eyes or not. On the other hand the ball isn't as clear as a real image, most of the time, I see the black pentagons

It makes no difference for me if I close my eyes or not. On the other hand the ball isn't as clear as a real image, most of the time, I see the black pentagons but if I try to count them I lose focus on the ones I'm not currently counting.