Pinhole camera: how to capture the solar eclipse by making your own
Kit can be assembled with things that might be lying around your house
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A pinhole camera is a great last-minute way of capturing the spectacular solar eclipse moving over Britain this morning. And you can put one together with things that might be in your house.
The most difficult piece of the kit to get hold of is photo paper, which is used to actually capture the image. You can buy it from most hobby or photo shops.
If you can, stick a small flap over the hole so that you can choose when to open the box up to the light.
Then paint the inside black and seal it up.
Your image should be done, now. So you can cover up the box again and take the photo paper to be developed.
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