Forget Netflix, Mother Nature Has a Show Tonight!

Bobby’s 3 Things for August 27, 2026

Artemis II Total Solar Eclipse, Partial Frame A close-up view from the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II crew’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, captures a total solar eclipse, with only part of the Moon visible in the frame as it fully obscures the Sun. Although the full lunar disk extends beyond the image, the Sun’s faint corona remains visible as a soft halo of light around the Moon’s edge. From this deep-space vantage point, the Moon appeared large enough to sustain nearly 54 minutes of totality, far longer than total solar eclipses typically seen from Earth. This cropped perspective emphasizes the scale of the alignment and reveals subtle structure in the corona during the rare, extended eclipse observed by the crew. The bright silver glint on the left edge of the image is the planet Venus. The round, dark gray feature visible along the Moon’s horizon between the 9 and 10 o’clock positions is Mare Crisium, a feature visible from Earth. We see faint lunar features because light reflected off of Earth provides a source of illumination. (NASA)

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Look up tonight -- we’re getting a near-total lunar eclipse. About 96% of the moon will slip into Earth’s shadow, and South Florida is in a great spot to see the whole thing, weather permitting. It lasts for hours and peaks just after midnight. It’s not technically a blood moon, but the moon could take on that reddish-orange color.

The 75th Miss USA pageant is tonight at 8 at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Fifty-one women competing, with Kenya Moore and Ian Ziering hosting. The interesting wrinkle: it was supposed to be back on The CW, but the network dropped the broadcast just days ago after a contract dispute, so now it’ll stream instead.

The Marlins beat the Red Sox 4-0 last night at home, salvaging the finale of the series.

Coyote vs Acme opens tomorrow. This is the Looney Tunes movie Warner Bros famously finished and then tried to shelve for a tax write-off before another distributor rescued it. The plot is terrific: Wile E. Coyote sues Acme because all its products keep blowing him up. Will Forte is his lawyer; John Cena represents Acme.