Monday, we headed to the National Mall where we joined a couple of thousand of our closest astronomy friends for the National Air and Space Museum's Eclipse Party!
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We snapped Arlette Jassel with Dara and Anthony Shaw watching the total solar eclipse.
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IT consultant Garrett Walsh joins "I Spy Energy" blogger Emily Beck while sporting their NASM-sanctioned eclipse shades.
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It's a family affair. Here, Neil Kuhn joins his brother Brian Kuhn and his kids, Beckett, Beau and Bianca, wearing their protective shades and watching the solar eclipse.
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Several thousand eclipse enthusiasts watched the eclipse from the front steps of the National Air and Space Museum, while several hundred others lined up to get a chance to peer into one of the many telescopes outfitted with special lenses for eclipse viewing.
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