The other thing is that the center of the oatmeal container lid had a little "feature" on it similar to the little thing on the side of the funnel that had to be sanded off.it's small, and won't be an issue for showing the changing "shape" of the eclipsed Sun as the eclipse progresses. You’ll need a pair of binoculars, and some patience to line it up (and adjust it as. I will have it there for the eclipse too. For a larger projection you can use optical equipment you might have in your home to make a Sun projector. This picture was taken on International Astronomy Day in April 2017. Plus, they can take pictures of each other standing next to the projected image for their Facebook updates!įrom time to time, I set up my 5" refractor with full aperture solar filter at the museum show people sunspots, faculae, limb darkening, etc. The sun funnel will be great for people to be able to use their cell phones to take pictures of the eclipse. I will be catching a 50% eclipsed Sun from the lawn at the Anchorage Museum in Alaska. NEVER look at a partial solar eclipse without proper eye protection. Credit: CNESThis month marks the first time in 38 years that one of nature’s. Looking directly at the sun, even when it is partially covered by the moon, can cause serious eye damage or blindness. 17, 2017: Two new lessons ('Measuring Solar Energy During an Eclipse' and 'Modeling the Earth-Moon System') were added to the Teach It section below.In the NewsThe Moon casts a shadow on Earth during a total solar eclipse over Europe in this image taken by a French astronaut on the Mir Space Station. The fact that the edges of the lid are slightly raised over the center portion keeps the center portion shadow, which also helps. So I made this 'Sun Spotter device, to see the sun during the eclipse using the 210 mm lens from the camera and a scope adaptor. Images last updated after pre-eclipse conference in Carbondale. Thanks go to all who contributed to the process. Here are images showing just a few of the parties who have helped usher the Sun Funnel along. I used a 1/4' nut (that is the standard thread for a tripod screw and molded a base to the lens using epoxy putty. In July 2017, Adler Planetarium modified the design, 3D printed several samples, and shared their. Download Step 2: Attaching the Lens to the Tripod The problem is that you cannot attach the lens to a tripod without a camera so I had to make and adaptor to attach it. The Sun Funnel's popularity spread, as users around the globe made Sun Funnels to witness transits of Mercury, Venus, and the International Space Station.Īnticipating the 2017 solar eclipse, students from the Career Academy South Bend designed the 3D printer version of the Sun Funnel. The only safe way to look directly at the partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as eclipse glasses or hand-held solar viewers. Rick Fienberg printed and illustrated detailed instructions, complete with mathematical underpinnings, for an Astronomical Society of the Pacific workshop with Chuck Bueter and Lou Mayo in advance of the 2012 Transit of Venus. The Sun Funnel was first developed by Gene Zajac and Chuck Bueter as a modification of Bruce Hegerberg's "Sun Gun." After Gene and Chuck led workshops for the Great Lakes Planetarium Association, the Sun Funnel saw widespread use during the 2004 Transit of Venus.
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