With the solar eclipse just days away, a high school student in Rockland County has come up with a do-it-yourself solution to viewing the celestial experience safely.
The homemade eclipse viewer has NASA's stamp of approval, but the fairly simple DIY crafts project takes a matter of minutes, and is being taught by the 15-year-old Rockland County high school student. Melis says you would actually want the eclipse behind you. Then, by looking through the open side of the box, you can see the reflection of the eclipse in the white paper at the base of it."These events that happen only a couple times in your life - to experience them as best as possible," he said.
"Looking at it like with the glasses is cool but dim," Melis said. "You can see the whole thing with the box. It's a different experience.""In that moment, I felt the awe of it and the beauty of it and the simplicity of it as well," George's mother Vanessa Melis said.For now, he's happy sharing his box of tricks with others as part of his youth group leadership project.He's staying grounded in the beauty of the universe.
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