pinhole
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Instead, use certified eclipse glasses or a simple pinhole projector to view the event safely.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
She looked through the pinhole and saw two men wearing hoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The Olympics are an incredible showcase but also a pinhole sample—a once-every-four-years event in which glory and disaster can come down to hundredths of seconds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
I walked over to the Oclipsinator, a large pinhole camera that projected the eclipse onto a white card.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2024
A single pinhole in the tarp leaked moonlight, which slowly filled the lifeboat.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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