I was thrilled to see the moon in partial eclipse, but I'm extremely disappointed and irritated with myself that I couldn't manage to time things to see the total eclipse. I ran into the computer lab for "only a few minutes," but of course that stetched into an hour or so, and so I missed the total eclipse. I didn't know the exact time of the total eclipse (8:06 p.m. ET) until after the fact, otherwise I could have interrupted my activities here and gone outside at that time.
What I did see was breathtaking, though.
I wonder how long we have to wait until the next "Night of the Sun and the Moon." Does anyone watch for and plan for these events? If so, do you recommend the Farmer's Almanac, or another resource. I'd like to plan better next time -- it's usually hit or miss with these events for me, whether I've happened to see something in the media.
There's something very powerful to my mind about an eclipse, especially a total eclipse like this one.