On August 21, 2017, a rare total solar eclipse passed through the south-eastern United States. The eclipse was forecast to be 97% of totality near my house, and I initially planned just to stay home to watch it. A couple of days before the eclipse, however, I…
Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through the shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. - J.R.R. Tolkien