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In contrast to today, solar eclipses were feared as portents of calamity in ancient times. Then, superstition gave way to rational prediction.

A mom, chasing totality with her kids, scrapped a flight to Texas for a road trip to Vermont to see the solar eclipse on Monday.

We’re happily awaiting this momentous occasion and have two excellent eclipse programs planned for children.

(CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse of the sun.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/entertainment/drunk-astronomers-monsters-and-red-underwear-new-book-explores-the-myth-and-folklore-of-eclipses/">Read More</a>

In the early morning of November 13, 1833, the entire United States east of the Rocky Mountains was treated (or terrified) by what may have been the greatest meteor shower in recorded history. That chilly night, the stars rained down like snow, onlookers remembered. An estimated 72,000 meteors criss-crossed the sky each hour, prompting some people to fall to the ground prostrate, praying to God to save the world.

Many parts of New Mexico and the country will have all eyes on the skies during this weekend's "ring of fire" annular eclipse. Here's where you can catch the eclipse in New Mexico

Every so often, an eclipse has changed the course of pivotal events – for better and worse.

(CNN) — Over large swaths of the Americas this month and next April, too, all eyes will be on the skies during two spectacular events.

Excitement builds for the “ring of fire” annular eclipse coming to a narrow but long swath of the Americas on October 14. Here’s where to go see it.

By Terry Ward, CNN