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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3176251" data-attributes="member: 111403">. Never having tried the colander method of projection, I thought I should try it as it was a sunny day today.I didn't know if we had one, so I tried the sink drainer that goes over the sinkhole. This has many holes.. But I didn't have any luck.Then I thought of using a tea strainer or tea infuser I think they're called, but I haven't done that yet.Not being at home in the kitchen, I asked if we had a colander, and 2 were magically found.I just tried one, and the reason it didn't work in the kitchen was that the projection distance was far too short at 1 m. The most I could move to was 2 m and the images of the Sun began to appear.Measuring the holes, they are 5 mm across, so I think that I need to have a clear run of 5 to 7 m.The bottom of the colander has seven holes, a central one and six equally spaced holes around it.I will have to wait till the sun is in the right place so I can get the proper, much longer, projection distance.Here's hoping.P. S.At 3 to 4 m projection distance, the sun's images are beginning to look quite reasonable.I think that this distance would probably show the Crescent Sun quite well during the eclipse. For better resolution, if you have 5 to 7 m with a colander that has 5 mm holes one should get good results.I suppose that different colanders have different size holes?</blockquote>