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Partial eclipse viewing: A home made projector

February 07, 2018 in camera technique, nature

I followed the suggestions in the website  http://richardsont.people.cofc.edu/safe_solar_folder/  with a +2 diopter close-up filter as my first lens and a mystery -25mm (??) lens as my second one, using a shelving upright as an optics rail.

Pro: You get a nice big 2-3″ image for everyone to look at.  It is fun to rearrange as the sun moves in the sky.  You can photograph the projection with any kind of camera.

Con: It is kind of fuzzy.  If blown up to larger sizes, you get one edge blue and the other red due to chromatic aberration. You can spend more for non-aberration lenses.

Upshot: A great interactive group activity.

Tags: eclipse, partial, solar, viewer, homemade
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