r/CameraObscura

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Turned my room into a camera obscura for the coming partial eclipse because I forgot to get glasses

I still can't believe this worked so well even though my foil and cardboard covers are definitely leaking light a lot and my window is constructed in a way that didn't allow me to center the hole to the room.

It's not as colorful to the eye (photo taken with night exposure mode on my phone) but it's there! I can see people walking and cars driving by on my ceiling, see the trees swaying on my walls, I am giddy like a little kid. And I'm hopeful that the eclipse, due to the light being much more concentrated, will cast an even sharper image!

u/_probablysleeping_ — 8 days ago
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Not sure how, but our triple glazed windows and blackout blinds are casting a perfect shadow/mirror of the sky outside

u/Awesome_Cabbage — 14 days ago