This past Monday, just about all of Madison went outside to see the eclipse. They used different ways to view the eclipse without hurting their eyes.  Some used the solar glasses that were handed out online, and some people went to different stores to get the solar glasses.

Others used the pinhole theory to make a camera.  Here are a few easy ways to make an pinhole camera.

Since I was far away from the totality belt, I only saw a fraction of the sun being covered up compared to Nashville, which was completely covered in darkness. I used both the glasses and the pinhole theory camera to view the eclipse to see which view was better.

The pros of the pinhole theory is that you don’t have to look at the sun to see what is happening which for sure protects your eyes. On the other hand, the light and shadows created with the pinhole camera was not as cool as looking up with the solar glasses.

Casey Kula, a sophomore, used solar eclipse glasses and viewed the eclipse from her own backyard. She didn’t regret using the glasses, and they didn’t hurt her eyes.

With the next solar eclipse in 2024, I plan to use the solar glasses all the way through, and I want to travel all the way to Poplar Bluff to experience true totality.