Solar Eclipse: pinhole viewer
The countdown to the solar eclipse is getting closer and closer.
In just a few days, on August 21, the entire U.S. will experience the eclipse in a way that has not happened in years.
47 ABC has some instructions on how to create a pinhole viewer at home.
Here is a list of the items you will need:
- Long Tube
- Aluminum Foil
- Translucent Paper
- Tap
- Push Pen or Needle
Follow these instructions:
- Cut both ends or a portion of both ends.
- At one end, place a piece of aluminum foil over the cut out.
- On the other end place a piece of transparent / translucent paper over the cut.
- Use the push pen or needle to create a small circular point in the center of the aluminum foil.
- Point the foil at the sun or bright light and the object should appear on the transparent paper.
Do not look directly at the sun or through the pinhole.
For more on the 2017 Solar Eclipse, check out the 47 ABC Solar Eclipse page.
