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Cardboard pinhole tips ahead of Dutch eclipse August 12

8/13/2026

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Brian May posted Instagram advice for the August 12 solar eclipse at 6:30 pm BST.
He warned against looking directly at the Sun or using optics, advising a cardboard pinhole projection.
Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway will host a talk at Eindhoven’s Sports Centre on August 12 and hand out eclipse glasses until 7:30 pm.
About 200 attendees expect to see the Moon cover 88 percent of the Sun at 7:15 pm, the largest Dutch eclipse of this century.

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Brian May posted Instagram advice for the August 12 solar eclipse at 6:30 pm BST.
He warned against looking directly at the Sun or using optics, advising a cardboard pinhole projection.
Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway will host a talk at Eindhoven’s Sports Centre on August 12 and hand out eclipse glasses until 7:30 pm.
About 200 attendees expect to see the Moon cover 88 percent of the Sun at 7:15 pm, the largest Dutch eclipse of this century.