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Eclipse Pinhole Postcard

This two-sided postcard features a map of the US and what percentage of the eclipse you'd see at different locations on one side and how to view a solar eclipse safely on the other side.

DESCRIPTION

These pinhole projector eclipse postcards allow you to safely observe the North American Total Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017. The two sided postcard features a map of the contiguous US and what percentage of the eclipse you’ll see at different locations. The other side shows how to see the eclipse safely using projection through the hole in the center of the card (you can punch it out) and tips about the eclipse. Available in English and Spanish.

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  • Illustration showing the path of the 2017 solar eclipse across the United States
  • Illustration showing the path of the 2017 solar eclipse across the United States

DESCRIPTION

These pinhole projector eclipse postcards allow you to safely observe the North American Total Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017. The two sided postcard features a map of the contiguous US and what percentage of the eclipse you’ll see at different locations. The other side shows how to see the eclipse safely using projection through the hole in the center of the card (you can punch it out) and tips about the eclipse. Available in English and Spanish.

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Credits

YEAR CREATED
2017
OWNING INSTITUTION

The Science Museum of Minnesota.

Adapted from a design created for the NASA Night Sky Network by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

FUNDING

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC67A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  

PERMISSIONS

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US).
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