Make your own solar eclipse glasses! Here's a do-it-yourself guide
Channel: CBS 12 News - WPEC
Date: 2024-04-05

Next Monday, April 8 a total solar eclipse will take place, crossing the United States starting in Texas and ending in Maine.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, creating a path of totality or darkness at the earth’s surface. There are three kinds of solar eclipses; total, annular and partial.

Don't have solar glasses for Monday’s eclipse? A simple and safe way to watch the eclipse is with a box pinhole projector. It is easy to make from a cardboard or shoe box and ordinary household items like tape, a flashcard, and foil.

Cut a small hole, about 1 inch across, near the top edge of one side of the box then tape a piece of tinfoil over the hole.
Tape a piece of tinfoil over the hole.
Tape a small piece of white paper to the inside of the box, at the opposite end from the foil-covered hole. This will be your "projection screen," where you'll see the image of the sun.
Cut a 1 inch viewing hole in the box on a side adjacent to the white piece of paper.
Finally, place the lid back on the box and go outside and test it by holding the box so it lines up with its own shadow, aligning with light from the sun.

(Photo Credit: "Diamond Ring" during solar eclipse in Westmoreland, Tennessee. Submitted to FOX 17 News from Austyn Goodman and Paul Farmer).