No Glasses - No Problem
Simple Fun Safe Ways to View The Eclipse With What You Already Have On Hand
August 16, 2017
With the recall from Amazon, many places are out of glasses or they are so hard to find you may have just given up in getting to see the Solar Eclipse on August 21st. Don't worry, I have plenty of other safe ways to view the eclipse. Some of these may be more fun than just the glasses anyway.
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Buy welding glasses # 14
Shade number 14 (or higher) welder's glass is one of the most affordable and widely available filters you can use to observe the sun with unaided eyes. The glass must completely cover your eyes at all times of observation
Cell Camera
You can use your smartphone to watch it, but only if it has a front camera. Use the front camera, and turn your back to the sun. You can then safely watch the sun on your screen and can even record it for viewing pleasure again and again. Do not use the rear / main camera on your phone unless you are wearing solar glasses, while the camera doesn't have retinas that could be damaged by the Sun's rays, your eyes still could be as you'll be facing towards the Sun to take any pictures/videos.
"Using optical filters to photograph the eclipse when you are not on the path of totality is inherently risky because you are looking at the blindingly bright solar surface. NASA makes no recommendations about how to safely photograph the partial eclipse phases because of the huge number of optical filter and camera models that may potentially be used and often with unsafe outcomes."
Create your own pinhole viewer Details HERE
Cereal Box Eclipse Viewer Details HERE
Projector to View the Solar Eclipse Nasa Video HERE
How to Make a Shoebox Solar Eclipse Viewer Details HERE
Bucket of water
This is the most simple way to see the eclipse and the way that school science departments use because it is totally safe. Just fill a bucket with water and look at the reflection!
Mirror Details HERE
Just hang a white sheet and think of this one as projecting a movie on a screen
Make a small hole (5mm max) in a piece of paper or card and use it to cover a mirror. Angle the mirror so that it catches the sunlight and reflects onto a wall - you should be able to capture a sharp image of the eclipse to project. if you're walking to school or nursery this morning, this is something you can make and have in your pocket.
Solar Eclipse Memory Coloring Page By Skip To My Lou Click HERE
Free online book for children on the Eclipse "Hey Moon, You're Blocking My Sun" Download HERE
Celebrate the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse with Space Racers They are offering digital downloads of the eclipse map, viewing guide, and FAQ free of charge Download HERE
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