I think it’s pretty remarkable that we can know when solar eclipses will take place, not only to the day but to the hour.

So we had written on the calendar on October 23 at 4:00 that there would be a partial solar eclipse. While I was putting dinner on the table (it was a football night, hence the senior-dinner-hour), Jake was setting up the telescope with the sun filter attached. He set it up in hope that the cloud cover would dissipate before the sun set, for the clouds were completely covering the sun with no break in sight.

After about 30 minutes, Jake ran in and announced that he saw not only the moon partially eclipsing the sun, but also some massive sun spots. So we all fled the dinner table and lined up at the telescope to see this marvel in the heavens.

(Good job, iPhone camera!)

I commented to Peter and Jeremy how awesome it is that God would allow us to see two unique phenomena in space–a partial solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse–the very same school year we decided to study Astronomy.

And as if that wasn’t enough, Jeremy snapped a pic of this rainbow in the sky as we were driving to football practice that night!

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.