
Here are three easy DIY options, all using materials you probably have lying around the house. In most case, all you need for the project is a cardboard box, some white paper, aluminum foil, tape, and an X-acto knife or scissors, and either a thumbtack, needle, or nail. There are a few different varieties of eclipse viewers, which all use pinhole projection so that no one hurts their eyes when observing the eclipse. Assuming that it's impossible to get your hands on eclipse glasses now, the next best option is to build a simple eclipse viewer. Unfortunately, most stores are sold out of these glasses, and most libraries and businesses that were giving out free pairs have already exhausted their supplies. Looking directly at a partial eclipse is dangerous, and the easiest way to view the eclipse is with a pair of eclipse glasses.

will get to see at least a partial eclipse. A total solar eclipse will cloak the sun in darkness in parts of 14 states on Monday, August 21, and people all over the U.S.
