Here's how to safely observe an eclipse or the Sun with an inexpensive pinhole camera you can make out of a cardboard box.

• If using a cardboard box, cut a one-inch square out of it with the box cutter. • Make the pinhole in the piece of aluminum or brass, using the needle.

The pinhole camera has been around since about 1850 and it's the antithesis of the hi-tech, multi-megapixel, auto focus, auto exposure cameras of today. With no viewfinder or LCD screen to review ...

Supplies There are many ways to make a pinhole projector, but you really just need two things: something with a pinhole in it, and something to project the image on.

The pinhole camera is the simplest image-making device possible. Because light rays travel in straight lines, when they pass through a very small hole they emerge from the opposite side in exactly the ...

A pinhole camera is a simple, safe and free solution that will allow you to watch a solar eclipse — and all you need are a few basic household supplies.

A pinhole camera is a simple, safe and free solution that will allow you to watch a solar eclipse — and all you need are a few basic household supplies.

What happens when you mix a pinhole camera with a vintage twin reflex, then craft the whole thing out of stiff paper? We don’t know, but we’d sure like to find out.