However, I do have to warn you: a few of the ways to see this astronomical viewing are a bit of a reach and take a lot of effort. Even if you haven't gotten the chance to buy the solar eclipse glasses you keep seeing photos of, there are still alternative ways to safely view the sun and the moon align. If you didn't completely prepare, I have good news. Simply look for a place where the sunlight shines through them and watch how the light changes during the eclipse. The Exploratorium will open early at 9 a.m., and visitors will be able to see the partial eclipse through telescopes and live video streams of the total eclipse from Oregon and Wyoming. 'Hold the card up to the Sun so that light shines through the hole and on to. Try the colander trick to see how the eclipse changes how. According to the Society for Popular Astronomy, here are the starting. A simple way to view an eclipse is using a colander. It will be the most visible at 11.14am, and concludes at 12.26pm. When nature is in ultimate action, you should experience it fully. See the sunlight shining between those leaves or the holes in that colander above During an eclipse, those objects will work like pinhole projectors. The solar eclipse occurs at 10.07 BST on Thursday 10th June. The last time something like this happened was almost 40 years ago, so all the extra steps you'd need to take to view this can easily be considered worth it to experience this. In all honesty, you really shouldn't be missing out on this. Indeed, such a universal event is a big deal, so this case of FOMO is absolutely legitimate.
To create a pinhole camera, you can use anything that contains small holes, from a piece of card with a pinhole punched in it, to a colander or. This method carries zero risk, because it does not require you to look at the Sun at all. However, if you are anything like me, then you may have people up and down your Facebook timeline asking, “How can I see the solar eclipse without glasses? What do I do?!” The many images of an eclipse seen through the pinholes in a shower head or colander. The Great American Eclipse viewing is today and we could not be any more excited.