Colander Eye’s View

by Rebecca Cuningham

Yesterday a total solar eclipse was visible in a swath of North America, including Mexico. We drove to our “nearest totality” south of us to get a look.

At the same time a school trip took Eagle to a great viewing spot. Their teacher had recommended the use of a colander to capture the phases. Evan and I did this and it worked out to give a sense of the moon (dark) vs sun (crescent).

1:39 pm Pre-Eclipse
1:49 Pre-Eclipse
2:43 pm Post-Eclipse

May all your eclipses be total! (Total eclipse of the heart… ; )

¡Olé! –Rebecca

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54 thoughts on “Colander Eye’s View”

  2. Those who live in Europe didn’t see a full eclipse this time. However, for people living in Ireland or the UK, a partial eclipse would be visible on Monday evening but the weather didn’t stay clear

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      1. Not this time around. The one we had a few years back, my house was in direct alignment with it. The feeling was eerie and remarkable all at the same time. :D 😀

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  7. I was inside and working when this all happened, so I didn’t see it! I’ve seen the photos online, and it looked to be a cool and unique experience. Thanks for sharing yours, Rebecca 🙂

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    1. Bom dia, Piglet. I wonder if. 2026 will be your eclipse year in Portugal, I’ve heard it will be visible in Spain at that time. The colander works similarly to a pinhole camera. When the partially covered disk of the sun light passes through the holes of the colander, the crescent appears on the pavement for each hole!

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      1. It was exciting, Rebecca. With all the hype being about the 100% path, I wasn’t expecting much here. I was surprised how long it lasted here and how much of the sun was blocked at 80%. If I’m still around for the next one, I’ll try to remember my colander!

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      1. I did my best and I did love the teaching aspect of it. I still love teaching, it just looks different now, with grown-ups and no papers to grade. 😅 I also love that I work with another veteran English teacher, so that is special. 🙏🏻

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    1. Thanks for your comments, Devang. If you do a close up of one crescent from each photo, you will see they are different shapes according to when in the eclipse they were taken. As the moon covers the sun more, between the first and second photo, the sliver becomes smaller. As the moon passes the sun in the third photo, the wedge is larger.

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  17. I was given two pieces of paper and told to punch a pinhole in one and hold it over the other. It was not as thrilling as watching with glasses, but I felt safer. Then we watched the Nova show on eclipses.

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