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Rickshaw Obscura
Get an upside-down, pedal-powered view of the scenery.
Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.
Step into this mobile camera obscura and never see the light the same way again. A small lens in the ceiling captures the scene around the visitor and projects a ghostly dreamlike movie on the table below.
Aliases:
Camera Obscura Cart, Mobile Camera Obscura, Rickshaw Camera Obscura
More to explore
To Do and Notice: Making a Pinhole Viewer
You can make a simple pinhole viewer that lets you see the images carried by light shining through a pinhole.
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A Way of Seeing as It Happens
A mirror and a lens mounted on top project a live image of the outside view into a darkened room.
