I watched it with my 6 year old son in CT tonight. It was spectacular. Forecast called for rain and there wasn't a cloud to be seen. We found the highest, darkest, most deserted road we could find to view the eclipse. The moon rose red and slowly grew in intensity from its SW corner. Then suddenly an icy brightness pierced its edge as the Earth's umbra yielded. My son squealed with delight as the Sun's bright rays swept across the lunar surface over the following hour. He could barely sleep later he was so excited. I hope others in New England were able to enjoy the show. It was terrific.
Sounds like ya had a good seat and a good time too. :-)
Heads up to your son,, we get a total solar eclipse
August 1, 2008.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/solar.html
I missed it =(
What a lovely description! I am so glad your son got a glimpse of the heavens and how they work!