Solar Eclipse Contraption
August 21, 2017
I had an even WORSE contraption set up to view and photograph the solar eclipse that wasn't working at all!
Using backwards binoculars was my son's idea. He taped off one of the oculars, and then we mounted the binoculars on my tripod. A shade screen was necessary to block out a shadow area around the moon's shadow, so an "umbrella" of construction paper did the trick.
He filmed a time-lapse with the iPhone in the picture. The only problem was that the sun moved enough to "fall off" the white board. Still - a cool contraption to safely view and photograph the solar eclipse!
We'll be more prepared in 2024!
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Solar Eclipse Contraption
August 21, 2017
I had an even WORSE contraption set up to view and photograph the solar eclipse that wasn't working at all!
Using backwards binoculars was my son's idea. He taped off one of the oculars, and then we mounted the binoculars on my tripod. A shade screen was necessary to block out a shadow area around the moon's shadow, so an "umbrella" of construction paper did the trick.
He filmed a time-lapse with the iPhone in the picture. The only problem was that the sun moved enough to "fall off" the white board. Still - a cool contraption to safely view and photograph the solar eclipse!
We'll be more prepared in 2024!
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.