I was lucky enough to catch the last solar eclipse out in the San Jacinto mountains of Southern California back in May. Unfortunately (we were hiking), we camped at a spot where the eastern sky was blocked by a mountain, so I didn't catch the moon rise until it was starting to come OUT of eclipse. But no matter. It was sublime to see it with no light pollution with a perfectly clear sky. I didn't bother trying to photograph it -- I was hiking light and had no zoom lens. Besides, for things like that, someone ALWAYS gets a better shot of it than you ever could.
Reminds me, on the day before I started my thru-hike, in late April, I was camped at Lake Morena campground near Campo, no tent, just laying in my sleeping bag looking up at the sky, and I saw the biggest fireball I've ever seen. I imagine things like that are no big deal for wilderness folks, but for me it was stunning. Everyone else at the campground was already asleep, so it felt like a private show. Too bad my wife and I had to drop out with injuries near Wrightwood. Did log 200 miles, though. And I've never seen so many kinds of cacti before, in full bloom no less!
I'm very jealous. Although, a number of years back, in northern Illinois we saw a spectacular aurora. Stopped by the side of the road in the heart of the Illinois cornbelt and watched red shimmering curtains for about an hour. Sigh! This time around, Denver has been shrouded in fog and clouds.