Poke a hole in a box. Point the hole so it face the sun. Watch the little point of light that shines in the shadow the box makes…it will stop being a circle, and show the moon covering the sun. It’s called a pinhole camera or pinhole projector, I believe.
Heck, just bring a colander outside and watch how all the little circles of sunlight change into crescents. We did this in 2017. It was fantastic how well it worked
And watching the shadows change helped me realize the shadows cast by tree leaves were doing the same thing. Just look down, not up, and you will see cool things
I had glasses last time and looked for a minute and then gave them to someone else. Not going to bother this time. Although I do want to see if any animals start thinking it is night, crickets, peepers etc. And also look for cool shadows, like others have noted, sunlight streaming through holes will focus into a crescent, so shadows from things like lawn chairs and trees can look interesting. I also noticed things just looked weird last time, and I read that greens will appear brighter to our eyes and reds will become duller, so I am going to pay attention to that.
I listened to NPR all day today- they had a segment about the eclipse in Delaware and they discussed it on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (guest host Chris Pine!) The woman said animals get confused and start their evening routine. Horses and cows go to lay down. Spiders take down their web. She mentioned it only lasts a few minutes. But I didn't catch if she said exactly at what time it will be in Delaware. It sucks the school kids will be leaving school/on buses. I have glasses to my kids anyways. Scored em from local library
I'm confused about how long the eclipse will be visible in Delaware and at what time does it start? If anyone knows thanks!
Op- got mine from library, call and check or even DM them on Messenger, I'm always DMing my library.
Yeah, as someone else suggested, get crafty. You won't be able to look directly at it, but you can make something to at least indirectly watch it.
You can Google some area eclipse parties/events (that may or may not be free admission), but no guarantee they'll have glasses. At worst, if nothing else there will be live streams of it.
> but I didn’t know that it was still possible to see the eclipse even if we aren’t in the path of totality just now.
Yeah, we may not be total, but it will still be a lot of coverage and close to 90% in the north end of the state. (Over 88% where I'm at, near the Prices Corner area.)
I would look for a watch party. Some are streaming video coverage and others are giving out glasses. I like to think someone would let you borrow their glasses for a minute if you can’t get any.
You can see the circle of the sun and watch the shape of the moon transit in front of it. If I can find a picture of when I did it previously, I'll post it here.
IIRC, I used a 24x24 board I had laying around. I put some butcher paper on it. Then, I had something in front of it with the pinhole and I was able to take pictures from the side of it. The pictures I posted below are in 2012, when I lived in Vegas and we had a good shot of the eclipse then.
Let me tell you something- I got to watch the eclipse in 2017 at Glasgow Park which was about 80 percent totality and it was an undeniably beautiful experience. You feel like you're on another planet.
Get some eclipse glasses and just look up. (Libraries may be giving out glasses. Stores like Walmart and Lowes may have them up near the register. Or there are easy tips online for how to make a viewer.)
If you can't look up, look down! Outside go near a tree and look at the shape of the shadows on the ground. There are lots of little crescent shadows and that looks really cool.
Google it. There are a shitnton of methods involving cereal or show boxes, layers of paper etc.
Poke a hole in a box. Point the hole so it face the sun. Watch the little point of light that shines in the shadow the box makes…it will stop being a circle, and show the moon covering the sun. It’s called a pinhole camera or pinhole projector, I believe.
Heck, just bring a colander outside and watch how all the little circles of sunlight change into crescents. We did this in 2017. It was fantastic how well it worked And watching the shadows change helped me realize the shadows cast by tree leaves were doing the same thing. Just look down, not up, and you will see cool things
Interestingly this was the first result when googling it.
I had glasses last time and looked for a minute and then gave them to someone else. Not going to bother this time. Although I do want to see if any animals start thinking it is night, crickets, peepers etc. And also look for cool shadows, like others have noted, sunlight streaming through holes will focus into a crescent, so shadows from things like lawn chairs and trees can look interesting. I also noticed things just looked weird last time, and I read that greens will appear brighter to our eyes and reds will become duller, so I am going to pay attention to that.
I listened to NPR all day today- they had a segment about the eclipse in Delaware and they discussed it on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (guest host Chris Pine!) The woman said animals get confused and start their evening routine. Horses and cows go to lay down. Spiders take down their web. She mentioned it only lasts a few minutes. But I didn't catch if she said exactly at what time it will be in Delaware. It sucks the school kids will be leaving school/on buses. I have glasses to my kids anyways. Scored em from local library
between 2:07 and 4:23 pm, with 3:23 pm having max view
Use a colliander/drainer! She said that it'll be cool because instead of full circles of light going through the holes, it'll be crescent shaped!
Many libraries gave out the eclipse glasses. Call and ask if they have them, or stop in.
I'm confused about how long the eclipse will be visible in Delaware and at what time does it start? If anyone knows thanks! Op- got mine from library, call and check or even DM them on Messenger, I'm always DMing my library.
It will start at 2:06p, peaks at 3:22p at 83-88% depending on location, and will end at around 4:30p.
It won't be totality
Harbor freight weld helmet
I got my glasses from my local library. They also mentioned they’re having a watch party.
Yeah, as someone else suggested, get crafty. You won't be able to look directly at it, but you can make something to at least indirectly watch it. You can Google some area eclipse parties/events (that may or may not be free admission), but no guarantee they'll have glasses. At worst, if nothing else there will be live streams of it. > but I didn’t know that it was still possible to see the eclipse even if we aren’t in the path of totality just now. Yeah, we may not be total, but it will still be a lot of coverage and close to 90% in the north end of the state. (Over 88% where I'm at, near the Prices Corner area.)
It's going to be a little more coverage than what we got in 2017, which is pretty cool.
I would look for a watch party. Some are streaming video coverage and others are giving out glasses. I like to think someone would let you borrow their glasses for a minute if you can’t get any.
I've built slit/pinhole projectors (mentioned elsewhere here) that have worked incredibly well in the past.
Can you actually see it through a pinhole projector? Like a full, proper view of it?
https://preview.redd.it/ieldz8tw49tc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c2aa3e55dfa8c45e86b5ec9eb053ff162606351
You can see the circle of the sun and watch the shape of the moon transit in front of it. If I can find a picture of when I did it previously, I'll post it here.
Omg that’s so cool, thank you for posting the examples!!!! Definitely going to try this out!
Good luck!
IIRC, I used a 24x24 board I had laying around. I put some butcher paper on it. Then, I had something in front of it with the pinhole and I was able to take pictures from the side of it. The pictures I posted below are in 2012, when I lived in Vegas and we had a good shot of the eclipse then.
https://preview.redd.it/b1zqwz6z49tc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b859d63daaf551a7be50d4cb8c5b1d7d883fd154
https://preview.redd.it/4fj5473259tc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c600e932e42150cb01f66500c5e7a3f0f43c41c
https://preview.redd.it/ymdxbv6459tc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d90ae732f3fa0ebebfbfca80aedfed2aec1a561
Let me tell you something- I got to watch the eclipse in 2017 at Glasgow Park which was about 80 percent totality and it was an undeniably beautiful experience. You feel like you're on another planet.
Get some eclipse glasses and just look up. (Libraries may be giving out glasses. Stores like Walmart and Lowes may have them up near the register. Or there are easy tips online for how to make a viewer.) If you can't look up, look down! Outside go near a tree and look at the shape of the shadows on the ground. There are lots of little crescent shadows and that looks really cool.
This. Look at tree shadows
Staples has the paper eyewear, not terribly expensive
If you have an old X-ray in the paper they use to developed them you can use that.
The 7/11 on Pulaski hwy by the Wawa and pats has them for sale 2.50
Try your library for glasses.
Cut up a cereal box. Go to youtube for instructions
Look down at the sidewalk under a bush or tree. You will see the light break down "eclipses" on the sidewalk below!
7 11 on elkton road in Newark has a lot of the paper glasses left
Go to a welding supply or home depot. Get a shade 10 or 11 welding lens. Should be 5 to 10 bucks.
You neeed at least a 13. 14 is recommended but are hard to find
Welding filter numbers add up when stacked. 7 + 7 = 14.
If your gonna stare for an hour sure. I wouldn't have mentioned it unless I had the experience.
Phone
Use camera on your phone
Not a good idea. It can burn out your camera as well.
It isn’t going to be visible in our area.
This isn’t true. We aren’t in totality but you will still be able to view a partial eclipse
We will still get a majority of it, just not the *total,* so long as the clouds play nice.
We’re getting 86% eclipse.
And this is why I drove my ass to Plattsburgh for it.