India, Aug. 12 -- A cereal box can be turned into a simple solar eclipse viewer using a few household items. This DIY pinhole projector allows you to observe the Sun indirectly by projecting its image onto a surface inside the box. It is an easy activity for children and families, but you should never look directly at the Sun through the pinhole or use the box as an optical viewer.

What Is A Cereal Box Eclipse Viewer?

A cereal box eclipse viewer is a homemade pinhole projector that creates a small image of the Sun inside a cereal box. Instead of viewing the eclipse directly, sunlight passes through a tiny hole and projects the Sun's image onto white paper.

During a solar eclipse, the projected image can show the Moon gradually moving a...