How do you observe a total solar eclipse?

Question

What's the easiest way, because tomorrow there's going to be a solar eclipse, so I want to know.

Answer 1

The safest way is using the pin-hole camera method... take a large sheet of thick paper or cardboard, and punch a hole in it - about 1/2 the size of a pencil.  

Hold the sheet about 2 feet over the sidewalk or a large piece of paper, and the image of the sun will appear on the ground.  

Answer 2

Depends where you live, if you live in these places :On Friday, 2008 August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China. A partial eclipse is seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes northeastern North America, most of Europe and Asia.

best way is to follow this method on this image:http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.com/SolarE...

Answer 3

With a telescope... I guess

Answer 4

The best way is to use a telescope and screen and project the image of the sun, that way you can observe it without damaging your eyes.

here is a link on how to do verious methods

http://solar-center.stanford.edu/observe...

Answer 5

Unless you are in a narrow strip of land crossing Russia, Mongolia and China, you will not see a total eclipse, only a partial one.

The best way to view a partial eclipse is through a special filter that cuts out almost all the light. That allows you to look at the sun without damaging your eyes. It also cuts out the harmful UV radiation. You can buy card-framed glasses made with this filter material, but you will be lucky to find any at this late date. A welder's mask with a very dark filter can be used as well.

You can also use a telescope to project the image onto a screen. This way is good because everyone can see it and you get a sharp image.

You can also use the pinhole-in-the-card method, or cover a mirror with thick card that has a small hole in it, and use it to reflect the image onto a wall.

What you should not do is look at the sun directly, and absolutely do not look at the sun through binoculars or a telescope (think ant / magnifying glass!).

Enjoy your viewing!

Answer 6

I think if you use a filter in a camera. Or you could focus a telescope towards the sun and hold a piece of paper behind the eyepiece.