![How to Make an Eclipse Viewer](http://townsquare.media/site/696/files/2017/08/eclipse-viewing-box.png?w=980&q=75)
How to Make an Eclipse Viewer
Didn't get your eclipse glasses because everywhere is sold out? No need. Just grab a shoebox and follow along...
I know that a lot of you remember watching a total eclipse. We have had them before - but THIS one is the first time the path connects both coasts of the United States in almost 100 years. That just means more of us get to see it.
You may remember making one of these for either the 1973 or 1987 eclipse. Well, it's the same design...so let's get to making!
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