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ECLIPSES
ECLIPSES
ECLIPSE
Let’s
Let’s
Test
Test Solar Eclipse Camera

Aim To observe an eclipse of the Sun in a safe way.

Apparatus and Scissors, knife, empty shuttlecock tube and lid, aluminium foil,
Materials white paper, adhesive tape, glue, needle, and pencil

Steps

1 2 3

Cut the aluminium foil into a Cover the mouth of the tube Punch a hole in the middle
circle larger than the mouth of and attach the aluminium foil of the aluminium foil using
the tube. with the adhesive tape. a needle.

4 5 6

3 cm
7 cm

Cut and stick a piece of white Cover the opening on the Cut out a square opening
paper on the lid of the tube. other end of the tube with measuring 3 cm on the side of
This white paper will act as a this lid cover. the tube at a distance of 7 cm
screen for the image of from the end of the tube.
the Sun.

7

# SAFETY
Observe the image of Avoid looking directly
the Sun through the at the eclipse of
opening on the side of the Sun.
the tube.

1. What modifications can be made on the solar eclipse camera so that the image
observed is larger?
2. What are other safe ways to observe the eclipse of the Sun?

#TEACHER
The shuttlecock tube can be replaced with a long box or a few
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boxes that are joined together.