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"Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing: DIY Viewer, Pinhole Projectors, and Glasses Guide"

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Source: USA TODAY
"Safe Solar Eclipse Viewing: DIY Viewer, Pinhole Projectors, and Glasses Guide"
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With the 2024 total solar eclipse approaching, the demand for solar eclipse glasses has surged, but DIY eclipse viewers can be made at home using household items. NASA offers a cereal box viewer, the Planetary Society provides a simple pinhole paper projector, and cardboard or paper tube viewers can be made using items like paper towel rolls. These methods allow safe viewing of the eclipse without the need for specialized glasses.

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#diy#eclipse-viewer#nasa#planetary-society#science-and-technology#solar-eclipse
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  1. How to make your own DIY solar eclipse viewer  USA TODAY
  2. Pinhole projectors and ways to view the solar eclipse without glasses  The Washington Post
  3. What happens if you look at a solar eclipse without glasses? Doctors explain why they're a must  NBC Chicago
  4. How to make a pinhole camera for safe solar eclipse viewing  Axios
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