Well that was a total bust! The instructions were simple and it sounded like the perfect solution so there is no way I missed something. All I got was 2 hours of a white ball reflection that at peak dimmed a hair.
Ok, so I tried this. I used a round mirror and got a round spot of light on my wall. I tried applying tape to make the mirror smaller, as shown in the video. What I got was a square spot of light. The video shows a small square mirror displaying a round image of the sun. So what am I doing wrong?
Great question. My guess is that the primary problem here is the distance from the mirror to the wall. The more distance you have, the less the shape of the mirror will have a noticeable effect on the image you see. On the other hand, if you need to use a short distance, then making the exposed mirror even smaller (and possibly rounder) will be helpful. It's really a matter of proportion -- the proportion of exposed mirror size to projection distance. A smaller distance needs a smaller exposed mirror. A larger distance can use a larger exposed mirror. I'd say my mirror taped up was about the size of a quarter and was projecting about 80 feet or so. I hope that helps!
Sorry it didn't work for you. Try playing around with the size of the exposed portion of the mirror and the distance from the surface it is projected to. The closer the projection surface, the smaller the exposed mirror surface needs to be.
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Well that was a total bust! The instructions were simple and it sounded like the perfect solution so there is no way I missed something. All I got was 2 hours of a white ball reflection that at peak dimmed a hair.
You have to project it a distance away. I use it and me and my grandson watch the whole thing from a comfortable chair on my porch.
TH-cam should do a solid for everyone and push this to everyone in the next hour. Thanks mate!
Thanks. I saw solar eclipse today(21st june) with this great idea.
Great! I'm glad this was helpful for you, and I'm glad you got to see the eclipse!
Thanks it works
You're welcome!
It worked.
Ok, so I tried this. I used a round mirror and got a round spot of light on my wall. I tried applying tape to make the mirror smaller, as shown in the video. What I got was a square spot of light. The video shows a small square mirror displaying a round image of the sun. So what am I doing wrong?
Great question. My guess is that the primary problem here is the distance from the mirror to the wall. The more distance you have, the less the shape of the mirror will have a noticeable effect on the image you see. On the other hand, if you need to use a short distance, then making the exposed mirror even smaller (and possibly rounder) will be helpful. It's really a matter of proportion -- the proportion of exposed mirror size to projection distance. A smaller distance needs a smaller exposed mirror. A larger distance can use a larger exposed mirror. I'd say my mirror taped up was about the size of a quarter and was projecting about 80 feet or so. I hope that helps!
That's helpful! Thank you!
this didn't work for me :(
Sorry it didn't work for you. Try playing around with the size of the exposed portion of the mirror and the distance from the surface it is projected to. The closer the projection surface, the smaller the exposed mirror surface needs to be.