Using your hands is a more simple way to view a solar eclipse indirectly. With your back to the sun, cross the fingers of one hand over the fingers of your other hand to create a grid pattern. Then watch the shadow made by your outstretched hands on the ground in front of you. The ...
A man uses a viewing box during the solar eclipse at 'Top of the Rock' observatory at Rockefeller Center, Aug. 21, 2017 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty Images People on Fifth Avenue watch the eclipse with homemade viewing boxes in New York City on Aug. 21, 2017. ...
How to build cereal box solar eclipse viewer Trace the bottom of the cereal box on a white piece of paper. Cut out the traced rectangle. Put the cut-out flat against the bottom of the cereal box. On the box top, cut out a square on each side of the box top, leaving the center ...
NASA said that over the years, people scared of eclipses have made up stories about the harm they can pose. Several myths revolve around radiation. For instance, there's a false idea that radiation during a total solar eclipse will poison any food prepared during the eclipse. Another common...
box and you'll see many crescents on the ground. I haven't figured out where I'll go for the 2024 eclipse; I live in what was the 97% area of the 2017 eclipse and it was only 2 hours to totality for me. This time it will be about 7 hours to the nearest spot for totality,...
Just in time for the Total Solar Eclipse, Applebee's locations, including those in Colorado, will be offering the "Perfect Eclipse Margarita." This is the kind of drink special that I can get in to: Take a big, national event, and wrap a cool drink around it. ...
Are your eclipse glasses safe? Here's how to know if they'll really protect your eyes during the total solar eclipse. Why? Sometimes people have a small peek at the sun in order to adjust the box or pinhole in the right direction, he said. This can be especially common with children,...
Tournament organizers handed out eclipse glasses to patrons. The shades even carried the Masters logo, making for a unique souvenir. “I was talking to my daughter and you can make one out of cereal box,” said Luke List, who practiced early and was planning to watch the eclipse elsewhere ...
After months of anticipation, a historic solar eclipse swept across the United States to New England on Monday afternoon, plunging a swath of the country into an eerie afternoon darkness and bringing millions together in shared awe and wonder. The moon’s shadow moved from the Pacific coast of...
Looking to catch a glimpse of the 2024 total eclipse? We talked to experts to find the best solar eclipse glasses for protecting your eyesight.