Interzone people gathered around the projected image, and below, what we saw:
The paper is 8 1/2 by 11 inches, so not only was the image sharp and bright, it was a good size, too.
Below, a crop from the above photo, with labels.
And another view of folks gathered around enjoying the show:
The best part? I've since had three people come up and tell me they went home, got out their own binoculars, and gathered little crowds of their own. In the words of Douglas Adams, "Last chance to see!" There will be a transit of Mercury on May 9, 2016, and with that planet both smaller and more distant from us, it will be more challenging to view. But I'm very impressed with this projection technique- it's far superior to a pinhole viewer- and I'm guardedly optimistic we can pull it off.
Addendum: Today's APOD shows the image quality you can get with good equipment. In this case the Hinode satellite.
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