David C. Hill snapped these shots of people gazing at Sunday's "ring of fire" solar eclipse at the California Academy of Sciences. Now you know how the sun feels. more ›

Yesterday's spectacular solar eclipse has already been blamed for at least one car accident involving a 26-year-old female driver who claims to have been blinded by the sun just at the tail end of the event. She was driving toward the intersection of Grand and Walnut Avenues in South San Francisco when she collided with two pedestrians in the crosswalk, a 40-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter. more ›

According to the rocket scientists at NASA, tomorrow December 10th includes the second lunar eclipse of 2011. Meaning the Moon will look bloody and reddish-brown and generally radder than usual at some odd hour in the morning. It's also the last total lunar eclipse until 2014, which is as good a reason as any to get up at 5 a.m. to go look at a giant floating spacerock behind a shadow. more ›

During last night's rare dual lunar eclipse and winter solstice occurrences, many in the Bay Area weren't able to see the moon's vanishing act due to the rainclouds ruining the show. Fortunately, we have some images of the total lunar peekaboo from around the world. more ›

Tonight, on this unreasonably cloudy Monday night, you will be able to, um, sense the total lunar eclipse happening in the sky above. See, while the eclipse starts at 10 p.m.-ish and ends around 2 a.m., the pregnant clouds above will most likely prevent you from seeing the moon's vanish act. Drats. more ›

Next week on December 20, a total eclipse of the moon will be visible from San Francisco. (Of course, fog and clouds will most certainly get in the way, so: ha, ha, not really!) According to Wikipedia, "A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010. It will be visible after midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 21 in North and South America. The beginning of the total eclipse will be visible from northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total eclipse will be visible rising at sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia, it also appears very visible to the Philippines just after sunset (as in Partial lunar eclipse)." The eclipse will be viewable on Monday night/Tuesday morning. more ›

ECLIPSE: As we mentioned before, the Exploratorium is having a solar eclipse viewing slumber party. And for those of you non-agoraphobes who won't be watching it on Second Life, head over to Cow Hollow for a slumber party/eclipse viewing party. Be sure to pack your sleeping bag or blanket for an old-fashion camp out on the museum floor. The museum cafe will be open from 9 p.m.-midnight, but bringing a picnic lunch - especially for those of your ingesting spiked brownies - is strongly encouraged. (Conversely, you can watch the sun-blocking action at home here or here, streamed live from China.) more ›

As if you needed any more proof that an eclipse is a demonic portent of doom, the Exploratorium has announced that it will be sending an expedition to someplace near Mongolia to videotape the eclipse on July 31 ... . Not, like, into the sky of Second Life -- just onto a big virtual projection screen, which your avatars can then gather around and stare at until distracted by a crowd of furries humping a leprechaun. more ›

Photo of our lunar eclipse more ›