I went to the partial Solar Eclipse event at the Planetarium on October 23rd. Though it was cloudy and as a result we couldn't actually see the eclipse, the event was a fun chance to see the planetarium, and they had a live stream of the eclipse in California. I think it is a great idea to have events like these where people can get excited about science and space, even if the event itself isn't such a massive deal.  Solar Eclipses occur between twice and five times a year throughout the world, though they only happen over the United States around once every three years in the United States. This was a partial eclipse, meaning that the moon did not fully obscure views of the Sun, but rather it makes a black dot over the sun. I'm looking forward to August 21st, 2018 because there will be a total solar eclipse that goes from coast to coast in the United States, an event that hasn't happened since the 1800's.  At the event, we sat outside hoping for a view of the eclipse, but once it was clear that it would stay cloudy, we went inside and enjoyed the exhibit on the Eclipse. The exhibit was well done, and there is something very cool about knowing that people thousands of years ago also observed this phenomenon. Historians are able to date events based on recordings of solar eclipses, and some even theorize that religions were formed because of total solar eclipses. This year especially I have felt like there is growing appreciation for and interest in physics and specifically astrophysics. That's an awesome development, and I hope it will mean that NASA and similar projects will receive more funding in future years, because long term space travel is our greatest hope of permanent survival. I hope to attend more public events on science, especially if they are getting more kids interested in the field.