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I'm a well known eyepatch wearer when I'm observing, but solely to cover my non-observing eye so I can keep it open and not squint. I find that, regardless of how dark it is, I can always see plenty of my focusser and OTA with my left (non-observing) eye. And if there is any stray light around, it is a terrible distraction. Maybe one day I can learn to have my brain completely ignore what my left eye sees, but I haven't achieved that yet.
I bought the el-cheapo plastic patch from the Pharmacy. I did try the soft cloth version, but that is designed for an eye that is bandaged - it doesn't sit off your eyelash so is difficult to use. I did soften the edge of the plastic one by sticking on small widths of the loop part of black stick-on velcro - gentlemen, venture into the haberdashery section - lots of good stuff for astronomy there! It's comfy now and works very well. I've even mastered looking at the ArgoNavis with right eye only and even changing eyepieces. If it is dark enough, that is a job done mostly by feel anyway!
And you can keep up the tradition of astronomers looking weird and making stange sounds....... I know I'm one of the oddballs! Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgh!
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