We started class with Jared telling me what he had learned last night reading about constellations. He had researched the topic well, and was very eager to share what had struck him. He remarked upon the fact that most of the constellations appeared to have Roman and Greek names, and so we reviewed the genesis of modern astronomy in Greek and Roman times. We also discussed the legacy of the early Egyptian astronomers, in that the individual stars in the constellations are still known by their Arabic names today. We used star charts to study the constellations, and we started looking at stellar brightnesses. At the end of the lesson, it was Jared who reminded me that there will be a partial solar eclipse tomorrow!