The solar eclipse a few years back was a neat experience. We got together with some friends and had a hamburger cookout and watched as the sun made a crescent shape and went back to normal. The shadows multiplied the effect and gave us all a nice show.
We also used mirrors to reflect the shape onto the far walls by the pool. The bigger the mirror the brighter but fuzzier the image, much like a camera does with the aperture.
Coming up in a little over five years we will get to experience the total eclipse though as darkness will descend upon the DFW metroplex. One of the few phenomenon I haven't seen yet. I'll probably still do burgers though. I mean, who doesn't like burgers?
