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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Alejandra Martinez and Pooja Salhotra

PHOTOS: Clouds break just in time for many in Texas to view eclipse

The Baressi family looks up at the sun Grenwelge Park, minutes before the total solar eclipse’s totality in Llano on April 8, 2024. The family traveled from across the United States to view the eclipse. The eclipse is expected to bring thousands of visitors to the area.
The Baressi family looks up at the sun in Grenwelge Park, minutes before the total solar eclipse in Llano on April 8, 2024. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

CELESTE — The clouds disappeared, opening the sky. Then a curtain of darkness settled in as the moon completely covered the sun, creating a shimmering halo. And a crowd of about 50 eager onlookers at The Nature Conservancy’s Clymer Meadow Preserve erupted with cheers once the eclipse reached its peak of totality on Monday.

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