Just looking at this camera obscura makes me happy

You don’t need to use pinholes in window coverings – a small mirror projecting into a darkened room works too.

It’s my favorite method for observing solar eclipses: reflect the Sun’s image with a hand mirror onto an indoor surface (or outdoor in shadow.) Works beautifully and worth remembering come August. Practice now so you have the method down when it counts.

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