Justbeachy, I was also small when I would go to my grandparents land and watch for falling stars and other things. So in this aspect I am still just a kid at heart when it comes to space, meteor showers, etc. Plus I'm a female!!!! So did you see it this morning? I got to see only first half, but it was still beautiful. Sitting in my yard at 517am with my coffee was a great way to start the day. Thanks again David, for keeping us all informed.....

Thanks for posting! This blog is one of my favorites.

I love eclipses! One of my favorite childhood memories is going to our next-door neighbors' house with lawn chairs and watching this creepy shadow slowly overtake the moon before moving on. It seemed supernatural at the time. Of course, I was probably 8 years old.....

Thanks, I have been out the past few nights watching, and yes it has been quite bright. I will be out tonight at 9 pm to see it ,too. The other night it was visible for 5 minutes, which was more than I have ever seen it before. I'm also going to get up a few minutes early tomorrow to see it pass before the eclipse. Thanks again for all the great info you let us know about. I appreciate it.

Momof2, you might be interested in this: For the next few days, the International Space Station (ISS) will be orbiting Earth in constant sunlight. This sets the stage for a remarkable sky show. Because the ISS is constantly illuminated, it shines brightly in the night sky every single time it passes overhead. Some observers can see the space station 3, 4, even 5 times a night. More information and flybys predictions may be found at http://spaceweather.com

Thank you so much for the heads up. My teens think I am crazy that every evening,when it happens, I am in my back yard looking at the space station fly overhead. I love stuff like that.Got to see the Space shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center in February, as well. So I am going to be out there for sure on Saturday to see this. I am a space geek, I admit!!!!!!

You gotta love solar eclipses - I too was lucky enough to watch a very rare eclipse in the UK back in 1999 and given the penchant for bad weather over there I wasn't holding out much hope. However, cometh the hour, goeth the clouds and they parted right before the totality (96% where I was) and provided me with a view I will not forget.

One thing that struck me was the silence of the birds and other animals as the shadow of the moon passed over - very eery indeed!

Is that the same deGrasse that the high school was named after?

Looking forward to getting up very early on a Saturday morning and taking a few photos of this. Here is an interesting story about Christopher Columbus and how a Lunar eclipse saved his life.

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/08020...

Thanks for the heads up . . .

I heard Neil deGrasse Tyson once say that if you look through cupped hands at the moon the illusion is dispelled. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that this particular illusion is called the Ponzo effect

Thanks for the article!