You can use a shoebox to create a simple pinhole projector. Tape a piece of paper on the inside of one end, then cut two holes in the other end, one for looking into and one for creating the actual pinhole. As sunlight streams through the pinhole, it will create an image of the ec...
Watch the eclipse (Image credit: Live Science) To test your viewer, take it outside on a sunny day and hold the shoebox so that it lines up with its own shadow, aligning with light from the sun. Stand so that when you look through the viewing hole, you can see a tiny circle of ...
Imaging a partial solar eclipse via a homemade shoebox binocular projector. Photo by author. Up for a challenge? Another unique opportunity awaits eclipse viewers in the northwest, as the International Space Station will cross the disk of the Sun around ~21:08 UTduringthe eclipse....