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written by
Ron Hipschman
published by the Exploratorium
These web pages from the Exploratorium presents a hands-on activity for safely observing a solar eclipse with a pinhole viewer. The project uses everyday supplies: long box, a piece of aluminum foil, a pin, and a sheet of white paper. The site provides step-by-step instructions, pictures, and an even quicker and easier alternative project.
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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/student/items/detail.cfm?ID=4478">Hipschman, Ron. How to View an Eclipse. San Francisco: Exploratorium, October 4, 2006.</a>
![]() R. Hipschman, (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 1998), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how-to-view-eclipse).
![]() R. Hipschman, How to View an Eclipse (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 1998), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how-to-view-eclipse>.
![]() Hipschman, R. (2006, October 4). How to View an Eclipse. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how-to-view-eclipse
![]() Hipschman, Ron. How to View an Eclipse. San Francisco: Exploratorium, October 4, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how-to-view-eclipse (accessed 16 March 2025).
![]() Hipschman, Ron. How to View an Eclipse. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 1998. 4 Oct. 2006. 16 Mar. 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how-to-view-eclipse>.
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Author = "Ron Hipschman",
Title = {How to View an Eclipse},
Publisher = {Exploratorium},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {16 March 2025},
Month = {October 4, 2006},
Year = {1998}
}
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