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Description

Taking from the NASA website, this is a a simple way to view the sun safely, needing only some cardboard, tinfoil and glue.
Video and printable in the website below.

https://science.nasa.gov/learn/heat/resource/make-a-solar-viewer/

Resources

Cardboard
glue
tinfoil
Some sunshine

Instructions

1: Cut out the viewer template, including the square
in the middle. If you are making your own, cut a rectangle
8 inches by 6 inches (20 cm by 15 cm). Cut a 2 inch (5 cm)
square in the center.
2: Cut a 3 inch (7.5 cm) square of aluminum foil.
Turn the viewer over and tape the foil over the empty
square. Make sure the foil is smooth!
3: Have a grown-up use a thumbtack to make a small
hole in the middle of the foil.
4: Decorate your solar viewer. Be creative, but make
sure not to cover up the hole in the foil!
5: Use your solar viewer to observe the Sun!

How to use the solar viewer
Go outside on a clear day. Stand with your back toward the sun, and hold your viewer above your shoulder.
Hold a second piece of paper an arm’s length away. Line up the paper so the sunlight comes through the viewer and onto your paper.
The light you see on the paper is the Sun! To make the image larger, hold the paper further away from the viewer.

Tags

• astronomer - badge
• solar
• solar system
• sun

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