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I was always taught to never view an eclipse directly with any kind of filter/glasses. Use a simple lens, or even a pinhole, to project the image onto another
by ams6110 9y ago
I was always taught to never view an eclipse directly with any kind of filter/glasses.
Use a simple lens, or even a pinhole, to project the image onto another surface and view it that way.
- Clubber 9y agoThat's what we did in elementary school last time it happened in our area years ago. I believe we used a shoe box, took off the lid, poked a pin hole on one side and viewed it. Here's a link to it's construction. https://www.livescience.com/33906-solar-eclipse-viewer.html https://www.livescience.com/33906-solar-eclipse-viewer.html I'd say the box the glasses come in from Amazon is probably more useful than the glasses in many cases. :)
- Stratoscope 9y agoThis is excellent advice! I agree wholeheartedly. Just to add one nuance, this is only needed for the partial eclipse. If you are viewing the total eclipse, use the pinhole projector for the partial phases. But during totality only, it is perfectly safe to view the solar corona with the naked eye, even with binoculars. I went into more detail elsewhere in this thread; search the page for my username for more info.