Over the years, I have learned that few things are more alluring to fighter pilots than a good flyby.  Well, on August 21, 2017, such a flyby was set to rip across the late morning sky at a crowd pleasing 2,288 miles per hour.  No, this was not the Blackbird, but our own moon on a flight plan that would leave the sun in total eclipse and set in motion spectacular celestial events that had not been seen in Nebraska since 1954.  Continue reading “Black Lions Gather For Lunar Flyby Eclipse 2017”