A rare, full solar eclipse “travels” across the US on August 21.

Be an Eclipse Girl and report for New Moon Girls. We’re so excited to hear & see YOUR eclipse experience!

Start keeping notes and taking photos/making drawings or paintings now, as you get ready for the 21st.

Be sure you are ready with a safe way to view the eclipse. It’s never safe to stare directly at the sun! The links below give you info on building a pinhole camera or eclipse box to see the eclipse without hurting your eyes.

• Learn more about the eclipse from NASA and The Smithsonian.
• Check out the Girl Scouts Eclipse Box.
• Make your own pinhole camera or host an eclipse party.
• And read about Maria Mitchell and the Great Solar Expedition of 1878!

THEN, after the eclipse, come back here to share your stories, photos/drawings, and observations. We’ll post them on our website—and may feature them in an upcoming NMG magazine!

We want to know:

• Where were you to observe the eclipse? If you traveled, tell us about your trip.
• If you were in your hometown, how did your town celebrate the eclipse?
• What did you and your family and town do to get ready for the eclipse?
• What was seeing the eclipse like for you, your family, your friends? Tell it like a story
• How did you feel during the eclipse?
• How did the eclipse affect your thoughts, interests, perspectives, etc.?
• What do you love, look for, and wonder about when you look up to the sky on ordinary days?
• Anything else you want to share about the eclipse.

Use the form here to send us your reporting and photos, drawings, paintings: http://newmoon.com/eclipse-girl-report-for-new-moon-girls/