Some of those who witnessed the total solar eclipse in Taylor said it was “impossible to describe.”
Taylor Public Library and Old Taylor High, which neighbor each other, served as a viewing ground for the celestial event Monday, April 8, in the afternoon. Residents at the site were given protective solar eclipse glasses, star-shaped cookies and a chance to look at the eclipse through a telescope.
“I was speechless,” Tambre Blake said.
Blake and her husband, Richard, said they flew in from the Cocoa Beach area in Florida to see the eclipse appear in totality.
“We watch rockets launch all the time, which is incredible,” Richard Blake said. “But to come out here and see the total solar eclipse was even more incredible.”
The Blakes added they planned the trip for about six months and stayed with relatives who live in town.
According to the National Weather Service, the most recent total solar eclipse within North or Central Texas was in 1878. The agency said after this year’s eclipse, there won’t be another in the region until 2317.
