Here in the US, it's been Eclipse-mania for a the past week or so, culminating in the totality event across much of the country on Monday. My husband and I were lucky enough to catch total eclipse on a glorious day — thanks to the City of St Louis for putting together a great watching event in Jefferson Barracks Park, and for the weather gods for keeping the sky free of clouds. Here's a picture of us just a few minutes before totality — you can even see images of the soon-to-be-eclipsed sun on the ground, thanks to the camera obscura image through the small gaps in the trees.
Seeing the totality event with my own eyes through was truly awe-inspiring: if you ever have chance to see it yourself, do it: photos don't really do it justice. Nonetheless, Derek Muller got some pretty good shots in Oregon:
With some careful planning, Destin Sandlin also got some shots of the ISS transiting the eclipse in Wyoming:
That's all from us here at the blog for this week. Have a great weekend, and we'll be back again on Monday. See you then!