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pinhole

[pin-hohl] / ˈpɪnˌhoʊl /




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Those unable to find glasses used other methods, including colanders as pinhole projectors to cast multiple images of the eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

If you have not got a handy, leafy tree or a pinhole camera, Clough recommends taking a kitchen colander outside to create the same effect.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

At Beetle Bank Farm in York, the York Astronomical Society had telescopes set up, while families made pinhole cameras and donned their solar glasses.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The safest way is to use certified solar glasses or create a pinhole viewer.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

A pinhole in a glove might not be visible to the eye.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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