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The image of the sun won't be as vivid as it is projected inside a dark box, but it should work just fine if you have clear skies and bright sunshine.

The longer the box, the larger the image will be.Įasier and better for group viewing is skipping the box and punching a pinhole into a sheet of paper and then simply projecting the sunlight through that pinhole onto another sheet of white paper on the ground. Look through the hole you did not cover and you will see the sun projected on the white piece of paper inside the box. Take your pinhole projector outside and face away from the sun so that its light shines into the pinhole.

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Cut a piece of aluminum foil to cover one of the holes and tape it in place.

Close the top of the box and cut two holes along the right and left edges of the top panel.

Cut out the rectangle you just traced and tape it to the bottom of the inside of your box.

Take your box - I used a cereal box - and trace its bottom on your sheet of paper.

Carefully use the pushpin or sewing needle to poke a hole into the foil. Tape a piece of aluminum foil over the hole, making sure it is taut. Do you like to make gifts yourself Looking for new ideas for their packaging Now you will learn how a box of cardboard is hand-made. But fear not, you've got plenty of time to make a pinhole projector to view the total solar eclipse. Take the cardboard box and cut a 2 centimeter x 2 centimeter hole at one end. Inventory is low and prices are sky high for eclipse glasses that let you safely stare directly at the sun. Eclipse day has arrived! If you've waited this long to purchase a pair of eclipse glasses in order to view the big event, you've probably waited too long.