Crafting Your Own Solar Eclipse Viewer

✨A total solar eclipse is upcoming on April 8th, 2024, and will be visible from Texas to Maine.

🕶️To view the eclipse, you need certified solar eclipse glasses that are 100,000 times darker than regular sunglasses.

📦You can create your own solar eclipse viewer using a cereal box, white paper, foil, and basic materials.

🌚During the partial solar eclipse, a crescent shape will be visible, indicating the moon covering the sun.

🌞Ensure that your back is facing the sun when using the solar eclipse viewer to avoid direct exposure to harmful rays.

What is a solar eclipse?

—A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sun's light.

When is the upcoming solar eclipse?

—The next total solar eclipse will occur on April 8th, 2024.

Where will the upcoming solar eclipse be visible?

—The total solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to Maine.

Can I view the solar eclipse with regular sunglasses?

—No, you need certified solar eclipse glasses that provide 100,000 times more darkness than regular sunglasses.

How can I make a solar eclipse viewer at home?

—You can create a solar eclipse viewer using a cereal box, white paper, foil, tape, scissors, and a pencil.

00:00Meteorologist Sarah Flynn introduces a craft to make a solar eclipse viewer.

00:11The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024, will be a total eclipse visible from Texas to Maine.

00:22Certified solar eclipse glasses, 100,000 times darker than regular sunglasses, are necessary to view the eclipse.

00:46Learn how to make a solar eclipse viewer using a cereal box, white paper, foil, tape, scissors, and a pencil.

02:15The completed solar eclipse viewer allows you to safely view the eclipse by projecting the sun onto a white piece of paper.

03:45To use the solar eclipse viewer, position yourself with your back facing the sun and look through the foil-covered hole in the viewer.

04:17During the partial solar eclipse, a crescent shape will be visible as the moon covers a portion of the sun.

04:28For more information on the solar eclipse, visit the Eclipse 2024 page on woodtv.com.