Cory Poole — science teacher at University Preparatory School in Redding, California, and Gizmodo reader — has composed this 60-second time lapse video made from 700 frames captured by a Coronado Solar Max 60 Double Stacked Hydrogen Alpha Solar Telescope. His words…
This faceless clock by Swedish industrial designer Jesper Jonsson tells time with light and shadow – OK, it may not be the most functional clock – but it totally looks like a solar eclipse, and really, why settle for having a clock on your wall when you can have a rare astronomical phenomenon! [Designboom]
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From the new BBC program Wonders of The Solar System, this clip of a solar eclipse over Varanasi is something you really must watch. The view sure beats staring through a pinhole reflection in a cardboard box. [BBC]
