The total solar eclipse ventured into my neck of the woods on August 21st, putting my hilltop in the path of totality–a 70-mile wide band stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. The last event of this kind passed over the United States in 1918, and it won't happen again on this hilltop for a long, long time. According to Space.com, "The mean frequency for a total eclipse of the sun for any given point on the Earth's surface is once in 375 years." Continue Reading »