Children viewing a solar eclipse with special glasses. Courtesy:
Getty Images With the buzz building over the upcoming "Ring of
Fire" solar eclipse, the National Parks Service put together a
quick list on the three safest ways to observe the event without
damaging your eyes: 1. Use Proper Eyewear - You must wear either
"eclipse shades", welder's glasses #14 or higher, or similar
solar viewing glasses or cards. 2. Make a Pinhole Camera - The
most simple way to do this according to the NPS is as follows:
"Take two pieces of white cardboard or posterboard. Cut a hole
in the middle of one, about an inch square, and cover it with
aluminum foil. Use a pin to poke a tiny hole in the aluminum
foil. Facing away from the sun, hold up the two pieces of
cardboard so that the sun's image shines through the pinhole
onto the other sheet." 3. Create a "Solar Projection" with a
Pair of Binoculars or a Spotting Scope - The NPS
recommends"holding the binoculars out in front of you so that
the wide end is pointed toward the sun