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Guide to Building Solar Eclipse Viewers
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Patrons build a safe eclipse viewer using a cereal box and foil. This is an indirect way of viewing the sun using a projection casted by the viewer.
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| Hints for uses in your library | Cloudy day at the library? Test this viewer indoors with a lamp! You can even cut out an eclipse shape on an index card and place it over the lamp to view with the viewer you made. |
| Related Links |
Exploratorium: How to View a Solar Eclipse
Guía para construir visores de eclipses solares (In Spanish) |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
When the Sun Goes Dark by Andrew Fraknoi and Dennis Schatz
Look UP, Below! An Educator's Guide to the April 8, 2024, Total Eclipse of the Sun by Deborah L Skapik An Eclipse Guide in Rhyme and Science by Jeffrey Bennett |