The Solar Tracking Mirror puts 25 square feet of focused sunlight at visitors’ fingertips. Visitors move a large exterior mirror to bounce concentrated sunlight into the museum.

​

Nothing is hidden with our system of mechanical linkages that allow even small children to manipulate the 800-pound mirror. Users can reflect sunlight into the building through a small window at any time of day and year. The light coming through this window is then reflected down by a secondary mirror onto a solar activity table where visitors use the concentrated sunlight to power solar cars, operate a monorail, and cast colored patterns using a variety of filters.

​

Location:

Durango Discovery Museum, Durango, CO