

One of the easiest (and least expensive) ways to indirectly view the Sun is with a pinhole projector. The projector basically acts as a camera.



Here are a couple of different ways to create a pinhole projector:

•The easiest method is to get a piece of bristol board (or something similar that has some weight to it) and prick a tiny pinhole in the centre using a fine pin. (In order to create a really tiny hole, you may want to first cut a hole in the centre of the board, then cover this with aluminum foil and prick a hole in that.)

•Hold the board so that the Sun’s light can pass through the pinhole (but don’t look through the pinhole at the Sun – remember, you promised!) This is going to act as your lens. The Sun’s rays pass through this pinhole to form a circular image.

•Hold a second white sheet of Bristol board behind the first, and you’ll see a small dot of light. This isn’t just light coming through the pinhole – it’s an image of the Sun being projected onto the board. (Actually, it’s an inverted image of the Sun. Do you know why?)

•The further you hold the second board from the first, the larger the image of the Sun will appear, but the dimmer it will get, because you’re essentially spreading the same amount of light over a larger area.

•You can also create a pinhole viewer out of a box, but it needs to be fairly long to get an image of the Sun that is big enough to see. Make the pinhole at one end of the closed box, and create a hole in the side of the box near the opposite end so that you can see the projection of the Sun on the opposite side from the pinhole.

This is just an effort to show all the ATS'ers a spectacular event on June 6th, 2012.No conspiracy here. Unless you make a link with the Mayan Calendar...But that's an entirely different thread.Here is the crossing of Venus directly over our view of the Sun.Link to Venus' transit in 2004 Venus Transit 2004 Very good site to get lots of information about the where-abouts with our planets, too.There's a few good astronomy charts at that site.Here's a picture from the event in 2004, shot in Alabama:You can see the visible Venus on the right side of the sun.Here is a map of the viewing area around the globe in 2012:Most of the globe will get a chance to see this event.If you look at the videos and pictures you will see that this is a very strange event.Everyone should take the time out to see it take place in 2012.I, for one, will enjoy viewing this event, indirectly, thought a pinhole projector.Here's a link and direction list on how to build one:The site I got the pinhole projector directions from is very informative on the subject.-PLEASE DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN!-Use caution when making any kind of observation device!This event is 2 years in the making, I'm just getting the information out!In another thread I will show the connection with the Mayan calendar...Enjoy!