Solar eclipse

I'm a nerd. No doubt about that. I'm the type of girl that gets excited about anything weather related, space related, or anything out of the ordinary that you don't see on a daily basis. The excitement I felt over Sunday's solar eclipse was right up there with the excitement I feel watching the Olympics every 4 years (which are coming in 2 months!). The annular eclipse of this type hadn't been seen in the U.S. since 1994. I got my family excited, just not as much as I was but at least they got into it somewhat and I would say they all learned something so I'm happy with that. We made our pinhole projector sets and counted down the minutes until it started. My dad joined us for the fun, my mom's in Colorado otherwise she would have been here too. Here are some snapshots from the day!

The next time an eclipse like this will be seen from the U.S. will be in 2023! Until then, I'll have to find other things to be nerdy about. :)