New Hampshire in Space
Protecting Your Eyes: Projection Method
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Did you know you can build your own projector to safely view an eclipse?
Did you know you can build your own projector to safely view an eclipse? On October 14th, 2023 New Hampshire will experience a partial eclipse of the sun and on April 8th, 2024 New Hampshire will experience a total solar eclipse. This will be a once in a lifetime experience for NH residents!
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New Hampshire in Space
Protecting Your Eyes: Projection Method
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Did you know you can build your own projector to safely view an eclipse? On October 14th, 2023 New Hampshire will experience a partial eclipse of the sun and on April 8th, 2024 New Hampshire will experience a total solar eclipse. This will be a once in a lifetime experience for NH residents!
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Viewing the sun directly with unprotected eyes, including through binoculars, telescopes or camera can lead to permanent damage to your vision.
What's scary is you won't feel pain while it's happening.
You won't even realize you're hurting your eyes until it's too late.
When it comes to protecting your eyes, one of the more effective and fun ways to view the eclipse is by the projection method, projecting the sun's image onto a white surface.
This provides a clear image of the sun that multiple people can safely view together.
If you'd like to make your own.
All you need is a piece of cardboard about 12 inches square, a small piece of aluminum foil.
About two inches Square a pin.
Some scotch tape.
A pair of scissors.
A sheet of white poster board or large white piece of cardboard.
The whiter the better.
First cut out of one inch by one inch square hole in your piece of cardboard near its center, then securely tape the aluminum foil over the square, opening with Scotch tape.
Take your pin prick the small hole in the piece of aluminum foil.
The smaller the hole.
The sharper the image of the sun beat and you're done.
And if that's too much work, let Mother Nature take care of everything.
Tree leaves are natural pinhole projectors.
Or you can find inspiration in the kitchen.
My colander here has been through three solar eclipse trips with me and projects multiple crescent images of the sun onto the ground below.
Kind of a neat and unexpected sight.
Do you have your own creative pinhole projector ideas?
We'd love to see them.
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