{"id":2197,"date":"2017-08-10T11:33:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T16:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/how-to-view-the-eclipse-everyones-talking-about\/"},"modified":"2017-08-10T11:33:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T16:33:43","slug":"how-to-view-the-eclipse-everyones-talking-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/how-to-view-the-eclipse-everyones-talking-about\/","title":{"rendered":"How to View the Eclipse Everyone\u2019s Talking About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The countdown to August 21\u2019s total solar eclipse is on. And while we can\u2019t take credit for scheduling this once-in-a-lifetime, North American astronomical event, we do have a really cool way to make sure your kids can safely view it.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to construct an eclipse viewer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A shoebox with lid<\/li>\n<li>A small square of foil<\/li>\n<li>A small square of white paper<\/li>\n<li>Tape<\/li>\n<li>A pin<\/li>\n<li>A small knife (make sure proper adult supervision\/assistance is in place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6014 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.07.13-AM-1024x555.png\" alt=\"What-you-need\" width=\"900\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.07.13-AM-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.07.13-AM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.07.13-AM-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.07.13-AM-120x65.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<h1>How to Make an Eclipse Viewer for the Total Solar Eclipse<\/h1>\n<p>Step 1:\u00a0Cut a one-inch square hole in the lower right corner of the small end of the box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6015 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.10.45-AM-1024x559.png\" alt=\"Cut-small-square\" width=\"900\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.10.45-AM-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.10.45-AM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.10.45-AM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.10.45-AM-120x66.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Tape foil over the hole.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6016 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.13.22-AM-1024x554.png\" alt=\"tape-foil\" width=\"900\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.13.22-AM-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.13.22-AM-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.13.22-AM-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.13.22-AM-120x65.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/p>\n<p>Step 3:\u00a0Use the pin to poke the center of the foil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6017 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.18.02-AM-1024x558.png\" alt=\"poke-through-foil\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.18.02-AM-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.18.02-AM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.18.02-AM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.18.02-AM-120x65.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p>Step 4:\u00a0Tape white paper on the inside of the box, directly across from the foil square.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6018\" src=\"http:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.20.28-AM-1024x558.png\" alt=\"tape white paper on inside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.20.28-AM-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.20.28-AM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.20.28-AM-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.20.28-AM-120x65.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p>Step 5:\u00a0Cut a one-inch square hole in the lower right corner of the long side of the box. It should be adjacent to the white paper square.\u00a0This is your viewing hole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6019\" src=\"http:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.22.05-AM-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.22.05-AM-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.22.05-AM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.22.05-AM-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-10-at-9.22.05-AM-120x66.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<h2>How to Use Your New Eclipse Viewer<\/h2>\n<p>Getting a great view of the total solar eclipse will be easy (pro-tip: you can practice beforehand with a flashlight).<\/p>\n<p>Stand with your back to the sun on August 21.\u00a0Look through the open square hole at the white paper.\u00a0Focus the sunlight through the foil pin hole, onto the white paper. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll safely see the eclipse in action. Make sure never to look directly at the sun..<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the eclipse and get involved with more of Scouting\u2019s outdoor adventures, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/seethesolareclipse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">seethesolareclipse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jRlUT3UD_mY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/how-to-view-the-eclipse-everyones-talking-about\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">How to View the Eclipse Everyone\u2019s Talking About<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cubscouts.org\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Cub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The countdown to August 21\u2019s total solar eclipse is on. And while we can\u2019t take credit for scheduling this once-in-a-lifetime, North American astronomical event, we do have a really cool way to make sure your kids can safely view it. Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to construct an eclipse viewer: A shoebox with lid A small [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}