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Team Blue Diamond
Takes in Solar Eclipse
From Sacramento to Turlock, Blue
Diamond team members stepped
outside around 10:00 a.m. on
Monday, August 21, to witness a
historic solar eclipse. This was the
first time a solar eclipse had been
visible in the U.S. mainland since
1979. California may not have been
in the path of totality, but it was still
a stunning sight to see.
Looking directly at the sun can
lead to permanent eye damage
or blindness, so viewing a solar
eclipse requires special glasses or
indirect viewing methods. Thanks to
the Almond Innovation Center team,
those who wanted to safely view
the eclipse were provided Do-It-
Yourself instructions for creating a
pinhole projector. With just a few
simple supplies – and an empty
carton of Almond Breeze – a
pinhole projector passes sunlight
through a small opening and
projects an image of the sun.
“There are several ways to safely
view the eclipse. One of the easiest
is a pinhole project,” said Molly
Giger, Blue Diamond technical and
regulatory specialist. “It turns out
that Blue Diamond Almond Breeze
cartons make the perfect pinhole
projectors!”
Blue Diamond team members
shared photos of their solar eclipse
moments.
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