In celebration of the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse on April 8th, 2024, 6th grade science students at Westbrook Middle School delved into the world of "camera obscura". This optical device, also known as a "pinhole projector", operates by allowing light to enter a darkened space through a small pinhole, creating an inverted image of an object or scene on a surface across from the pinhole. The camera obscura serves as a valuable tool for safely observing a solar eclipse as it projects an image of the eclipse onto a surface, eliminating the need to directly view the sun.
Our colossal camera obscura faced the upper parking lot and captured the interest of students who marveled at the "upside-down world" projected onto a white sheet.
