WOW! how moving, impressive, yes, actually, deeply spiritual, too, to "experience" the total eclipse of the sun, in person. 

An absolute must -- photos, videos, you-tube, etc. simply are NO SUBSTITUTES.

I emphasis, "experience the event".

I pulled my pickup a few hundred yards off the interstate in southern Idaho, after a 500 mile, but very scenic drive.

Along with, perhaps, a hundred other rag-tag folks in assorted RVs, campers, trucks and cars. 

Parking in the sage brush, I was quickly struck by this very pleasant, strange, aroma - it was from the sage brush itself.  It was very pleasant.

Along with most folks I slept in my truck all night - Thankfully the seats recline nicely.

From about 10:15 am we all waited through the hour or so until 11:33 am as the partial eclipse progressed, occasionally watching with our special eclipse glasses on.

Many folks had their special cameras, or at least, cell phones, at the ready.

I noted what the handy dandy pamphlet I got at Walmart said.

The Sun is 400 times bigger than the Moon, but is also 400 times farther away.

So what a marvelous extreme engineering miracle for God to make this beautiful situation.

And, then at 11:33 as the moon finally covered the last sliver of the sun's disk, the crowd literally erupted in cheers of joy as the shimmering corona burst forth into full view!

Our part of the earth immediately, drastically, darkened, somewhat like past dusk as one gets on to night .

We took off our glasses, the harmful sun now completely hidden, to enjoy, may I say even, almost, worship, in the shimmering brilliance of the sun's corona gloriously showing everywhere beyond the moon's disk.

Almost as though the corona was alive in its shimmering, not dead-like as seen in photos.

I immediately saw Venus, I am sure stars were visible also, but with only 2.5 minutes of "totality" I was rather transfixed on the brilliant corona, and my other immediate surroundings.

There may have been bird noises too, but I recall only vaguely. 

I'm already starting to plan for the next total solar eclipse, I believe, I've heard, 2024 in the USA.

I am so glad I was personally able to experience this one.

My love, awe, and dedication for God and my realization of his greatness and goodness have grown a lot.  

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

² Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

³ There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

⁴ Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

⁵ Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

⁶ His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

⁷ The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

⁸ The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

¹¹ Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

¹² Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

¹³ Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

² But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

³ And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

⁴ Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

⁵ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

⁶ And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.