Creating an eclipse (lunar eclipse/ solar eclipse)

While some contrarians may insist on looking at the sun during a solar eclipse that is a bad idea. Not only can it lead to blindness or eye damage but you can not see a lot of detail. You also risk losing your soul when a demonic being is summoned or so Hollywood tells us.

Since you can not look directly at the sun a proxy is needed.

The most common option is to use a box with a hole cut in one side and another on top. The front side lets light in and the back side lets you see the change.

This is useful if you have an eclipse available. Fortunately that is not the case.

That means you need to make your own. No rituals, sacrifices or other oddities are needed. You can use something as simple as a few sheets of paper.

We show 2 ways to make an eclipse in this video.

The first is the easiest. It uses a few sheets of paper. Each acts in its own way. One being the earth. Another is the moon. The last is a to focus the light from a torch, phone, etc.

The second option uses an orrey or similar model. This is slightly more realistic way of depicting an eclipse.

Both models we have have used can be altered to create both a lunar eclipse and solar eclipse. All you need to do is choose if the moon is between the earth and sun or if the earth is between the moon and sun.

This is a much safer and convenient way of studying an eclipse.

We used this model from Thingiverse by Bladan:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4544082

Relevant links:

DIY eclipse model

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/diy/how-to-make-an-eclipse-model/