A close-up selfie of a man wearing two stacked metal colanders on his head.

I'll do anything for science

During today’s partial eclipse. It was a good one. Darkening of the skies, a perceptible drop in temperature and quiet all around.

Black and white portrait of a man outdoors wearing two stacked metal colanders as an improvised eclipse-viewing helmet, with dappled shadow patterns projected onto his face by sunlight filtering through the perforations during a partial solar eclipse in Chatham.
Man Ray
Crescent-shaped shadow projections from a partial solar eclipse scattered across a weathered blue-grey garden wall, framed by green foliage in the foreground, demonstrating natural pinhole projection through gaps in tree leaves.
Plant Ray
Close-up showing a hand holding a metal colander against a textured off-white wall, with numerous small crescent-shaped eclipse projections visible through the perforations—illustrating the pinhole projection method used for safe solar eclipse viewing.
Colander Ray

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