So today is the "Great American Solar Eclipse," as the news calls it. Here is a picture of what it looked like over Oregon around 1:07 EDT.

We aren't on the direct path of a full eclipse and will get about 70%, but that should still be cool. I watched the total on TV and it was amazing. Just this big, black disc in the sky with light shimmering around it. Then when it started to go away, these amazing rainbows came shooting around it.

Alas, I did not get my solar glasses but I made a pinhole camera. I hope I can see a little something with it. Not sure if there will be another solar eclipse in my lifetime, but if there is I will have the glasses ahead of time. At least I didn't spend much on them.

We are going to hit our own peak in about 20 minutes, so I will check out the eclipse with my little pinhole camera then. It is made from an ice cream cone box!

Here is a full eclipse from somewhere around Missouri: