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I had glasses rated for the eclipse that I got at Shoreleave but I cannot find them now.

So I went old school and made some pin-hole boxes to view our partial eclipse up here and I thought I would put this out there so you too can make your own if you care to.

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A simple pin hole box with a piece of tin foil at one end and a viewing window down the slide with a white screen for better viewing.

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Materials you will need (Cat is an extra and not necessary for assembly of the box)
1. A Box that you can close all sides on.
2. Tape
3. Tin Foil
4. A pin
5. exacto knife or box cutter or scissors
6. a white piece of paper.

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Cut a hole at one end of the box

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Tape the tin foil over the hole

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Stick a pin through the tin foil

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Cut a door on the box wall to the right of your pin hole

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On the wall of the box opposite to the pin hole, place your piece of white paper and secure to the wall

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Tape the top and there you go.

Your own pinhole box to watch the eclipse.

I am grateful that I learned how to do this at the last eclipse.
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