They talked about animals being afraid during the eclipse and sure enough, our dog was upset, pacing around like a storm was coming, probably because it was getting dark. We also had clouds covering the eclipse so I saw nothing, but the pictures on TV were far better than anything I could have seen from my yard.
We should remember that man walked on the moon in 1969, but in 1972, two astronauts from Apollo 18 walked on the sun after their solar lander landed successfully on the surface of the sun. Who will ever forget their famous words, "One small step for man, one giant step for...oh shit it's fucking hot......"