Normal. But for a few fleeting moments, everyone on the same page. Enjoying the same tingle of excitement at the loss of illumination. For a little more than an hour monday morning, the court outside Santa Clara Universitys school of business was prime seating for the dimming of the light. Very exciting, im happy to be here, wont want to miss this. Reporter upwards of 300 people, kids and the young at heart donned their viewing glasses to watch the slow moving show, the moving of one celestial body in front of another as earths moon slid in front of the sun, creating a sliver of light. Kristin kunas. Nasa can use the data for whats happening here to better understand how eclipses affect natural life here on earth as well as just learning about the motion of the celestial objects in our solar system. Reporter aside from the science the dimming effect that follows seals the deal for those who travel near and far to see mid morning turn in to late afternoon. I like the idea of all of us a