Another Wonder in the Heavens

During August 2017 there was an eclipse that passed over the United States.  That was pretty cool.  It was cloudy that day but that actually worked to our advantage by making it easy to look at the sun as the moon passed in front of it.  Well, today it happened again.  And once again, the clouds cooperated enough that we were able to watch. 

Once again, it was patchy clouds so we had to wait for a hole that was  just right to show the sun without blinding us.  But those came along with good regularity so we were able to watch the eclipse progress quite nicely.

We missed the very earliest of the eclipse because we didn't get out there real quick and because of the clouds.  But we still were able to watch longer than last time, seven years ago.

Once again, we were not in the path to see the moon totally block the sun, we got to about 75%-80% coverage.  But still, it was enough to put on a very nice show.

Right near the end, at the moment of best coverage, the clouds tried to cover our view but then, just at the right moment, a hole came along and gave us our best view.  Pretty darn nice.  

And then, the clouds moved in and our view was blocked.  That was okay, though, because we had seen the eclipse as well as we were going to.  Even if our view had not been blocked, the moon was moving on and the sun was coming back out.  All in all, it was a very nice sight.  They say the next time this happens, that an eclipse passes over the United States, will be in 21 years.  So we'll wait and see how the view is that day and hope for the best!