Sam wrote (emphasis added):
"How close will march be to the earth in august"

March will be exactly 5 light-months from earth in august. Or 7. The viewing of the March 7 mo from earth in August will be piss-poor, unless you mean the one 5 light months away, which will be 20/20... as hindsight always is.

In this post (click here, sam) I gave you instructions for viewing a lunar eclipse, NOT a solar eclipse. Nowhere did I use the term "solar eclipse", only "moon" and "lunar eclipse", but I am concerned you might not grok the difference. Just to make sure you understand the difference, if the moon "goes away" you are viewing a lunar eclipse and you can look directly at it. If the sun "goes away", you are viewing a solar eclpise and must NOT look directly at it. Ever.

Davin L.