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It might be too late to grab some glasses to watch the eclipse — and they’re very expensive anyway — but you can still safely watch the eclipse using items you can find in your home or office.
Solar eclipse 2015 in picturesShow all 28 1 /28Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The total solar eclipse at Svalbard, Norway
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The moon blocks part of the sun during a solar eclipse as seen over Moscow Kremlin's Troitskaya (Trinity) tower, in Russia
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse is visible over Strasbourg, eastern France
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Rabat, Morocco
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Rabat, Morocco
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse in seen above a mosque in Oxford, central England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the statues of Milan's cathedral
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The moon passes in front of the sun to form a partial solar eclipse in Nice, southeastern France
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The sun is seen during a partial eclipse over the spires of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun passes behind a cloud, from Carlton Hill in Edinburgh
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse forms in the sky through clouds near the cross of the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker in Sofia, Bulgaria
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 People view the total solar eclipse in Svalbard, Norway
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible next to the iconic Liver Bird on top of the Liver Building in Liverpool, north-west England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse of the sun is visible in Plymouth, south-west England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 The solar eclipse in Milan, northern Italy
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 People gather in front of a planetarium in Berlin to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A view of a partial solar eclipse seen over the Heroes' Square Budapest, Hungary
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun from Carlton Hill in Edinburgh
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 People watch as a solar eclipse begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A bird sits on a branch in front of a partial solar eclipse near Bridgwater, in south western England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse as seen in Tuineje, Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands, Spain
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse is seen from near Bridgwater, in south western England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun begins over the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A partial solar eclipse is seen from near Bridgwater, in south western England
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A view of a partial solar eclipse seen over Zurich, Switzerland
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 A dove is pictured in front of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Muncih, Germany
Solar eclipse 2015 in pictures Solar eclipse 2015 An eclipse of the sun begins over Northumberland
The most obvious way of doing that is to use two sheets of paper. Create a hole in one, and hold the other in front of you — stand with the sun behind you and let the light shine through the hole and onto the paper.
You can do the same using a colander. The holes in the colander will also work like the pinhole, projecting small, safe versions of the eclipse onto paper or another surface.
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