Well, it's not one of Einstein's Theories being checked out, but it's good that actual scientific research is being accomplished during what is otherwise just a media event.

Now, if we could just go back to human sacrifices like my Irish ancestors did over 5,000 years ago, it would truly be an event to remember.

"Deposited charred bones from approximately 48 individuals under a stone basin inside the monument attest to a possible human sacrifice to "save" the Neolithic "sky God" (Sun) from dying as it descended to the "underworld" at the horizon, with 15% of its surface still "eaten away". See the book "Loughcrew The Cairns, A Guide", by Jean McMann, page 35."

Solar Eclipse 3340 BC Nov 30th
Confirmation of World's Oldest Solar Eclipse Recorded in Stone 

http://www.astronomy.ca/3340eclipse/