J took a bunch of pictures during the solar eclipse. He also made a viewer for us. We were able to see a small sun--a very small sun. But the best pictures were of the shadows with crescent cut outs. It wasn't as good as the annular eclipse in 1994, which was at mid-day. The shadow cut outs were more distinct, as the sun was directly overhead. And when the sky went twilight, it was eery.
To the left is a picture of leaf shadows on the outside wall of our house. It was taken near the height of the eclipse, so the crescents are fairly large. [We've just been reminded on NASA TV that the Transit hasn't happened since 1882, and won't happen again until 2117, which is why we we have to pay attention. We're also learning about telescopes, history, and anything else they can think of to keep us from going off and playing Free Cell.]
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