GALLERY: Central Texans experience 2024 solar eclipse
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Millions of Texans live in the path of totality for Monday’s solar eclipse — and many more have traveled into the area to experience it.
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Below is a compilation of photos showing how Central Texans are celebrating the special day.
View of the April 8 eclipse in Austin, Texas (Courtesy: Peter Swartz) View of the April 8 eclipse from a telescope in Georgetown, Texas. (Courtesy: Jakob Regino) Earl the emu in Georgetown, Texas, ready to watch the April 8 solar eclipse (KXAN viewer photo) Vampire Weekend performs in Austin, Texas, during the total solar eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis) Vampire Weekend performs in Austin, Texas, during the total solar eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis) Vampire Weekend performs in Austin, Texas, during the total solar eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis) Concertgoers enjoy a performance from Vampire Weekend during the eclipse at Moody Amphitheater on April, 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis) Jody, 79, is excited to watch the total solar eclipse in Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kelsey Thompson) View of the eclipse from Plano, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Avash Kusle) Dachshunds Sire, Duchess, Lourdes, and Bishop awaiting the total solar eclipse in Central Texas on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy: Robyn Hefner) Students and staff at Reilly Elementary School watch the solar eclipse begin in Austin. (KXAN Photo/Kelly Wiley) Folks experience the total eclipse at Veterans Memorial Park in Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kristen Currie) Folks line up at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Lauren Ryan) Folks line up at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Lauren Ryan) Dripping Springs total eclipse block party on April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) During the solar eclipse on April 8, KXAN viewer Gayle Bauscher sent us this photo from Dripping Springs Total eclipse watch party in Austin, Texas, at the Long Center on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Folks line up to see an eclipse performance from Vampire Weekend at Moody Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis) Moody Amphitheater prepares for an eclipse performance from Vampire Weekend in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Avery Travis) California couple Clarissa Encarnacion and William Perkins are tying the knot during totality of the total solar eclipse at a ranch in Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Frank Martinez) Lines at the Long Center started forming before 10 a.m. for an 11 a.m. entrance to view the eclipse on the front lawn. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Noud Oomens and Ceciel Plegt came to Marble Falls to watch the total solar eclipse after traveling from the Netherlands. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree) View of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle) The owner of Ms. Lollipop organized a block party to mark the eclipse and draw people to Marble Falls. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree) Cheryl Westerman, the owner of Ms. Lollipop, set up an area where people can take pictures to mark their trip to Marble Falls for the eclipse. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree) The Ms. Lollipop shop created eclipse souvenirs for tourists to buy. (KXAN photo/Will DuPree) Total eclipse watch party at the Long Center in Austin on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) View of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle) Total eclipse watch party at the Long Center in Austin on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Jim Spencer at the total eclipse watch party at the Long Center in Austin on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) Total eclipse watch party at the Long Center in Austin on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Ed Zavala) KXAN’s Ed Zavala and Jim Spencer watch the total solar eclipse from the Long Center in Austin, Texas, on April 8. (KXAN Photo) Folks watch the total solar eclipse from the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin, Texas, on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Andy Way) Folks watch the total solar eclipse from the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin, Texas, on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Andy Way) Folks watch the total solar eclipse from the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin, Texas, on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Andy Way) Folks watch the total solar eclipse from the Congress Avenue bridge in Austin, Texas, on April 8. (KXAN Photo/Andy Way) Kids at Reilly Elementary School in Austin, Texas, watch the total solar eclipse. (KXAN Photo/Kelly Wiley) View of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle) Kids at Reilly Elementary School in Austin, Texas, watch the total solar eclipse. (KXAN Photo/Kelly Wiley) Kids at Reilly Elementary School in Austin, Texas, watch the total solar eclipse. (KXAN Photo/Kelly Wiley) Kids at Reilly Elementary School in Austin, Texas, watch the total solar eclipse. (KXAN Photo/Kelly Wiley) Eclipse watch party in Fredericksburg, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson) Eclipse watch party in Fredericksburg, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Eric Henrikson) Eclipse viewers in Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) These folks from the Netherlands traveled to Dripping Springs, Texas, to watch the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kristen Currie) The mayor of Dripping Springs with Meteorologist Kristen Currie ahead of the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo) Dripping Springs, Texas, gets ready for the total eclipse the morning of April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Kristen Currie) Meteorologist Kristen Currie giving eclipse updates from Dripping Springs, Texas, the morning before the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) The Texas Total Eclipse Festival in Burnet, Texas, before its early cancellation (Courtesy: Robert Fox) Eclipse watching (KXAN viewer photo) View of the eclipse from Austin, Texas, on April 8 (Courtesy: Rubi Gallegos) A total solar eclipse showed its presence in Marble Falls on April 8 | Courtesy Chris Nelson View of the eclipse from Austin, Texas, on April 8 (Courtesy: Rubi Gallegos) View of the eclipse from Austin, Texas, on April 8 (Courtesy: Rubi Gallegos) View of the eclipse from Pflugerville, Texas, on April 8 (Courtesy: Kathy Glenn) View of the eclipse from Pflugerville, Texas, on April 8 (Courtesy: Kathy Glenn) Watching the eclipse in Round Rock, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Ashley St. Clair) Watching the eclipse in Round Rock, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Ashley St. Clair) Watching the eclipse in Round Rock, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Ashley St. Clair) View of the eclipse on April 8 (Courtesy: Sebrina Hernandez) Watching the eclipse on April 8 (Courtesy: Joshua Cervenka) View of the eclipse from Round Rock, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Phoenix Walker) View of the eclipse from Round Rock, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Phoenix Walker) Dog watches the eclipse in Central Texas on April 8. (KXAN viewer photo) Watching the April 8 total solar eclipse (Courtesy: Shari Denman) Watching the April 8 total solar eclipse (Courtesy: Shari Denman) View of the eclipse from Round Rock, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Tricia W. McGough) Watching the eclipse from Driftwood, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Alfonso Garcia) View of the eclipse from Kingsland, Texas (Courtesy: Michael Scott Wagner) View of the eclipse from Noack, Texas, on April 8. (Courtesy: Danielle Brandenburg @ Christ Lutheran Church Noack TX) View of the eclipse through a colander (KXAN viewer photo) Eclipse watching on April 8 (Courtesy: Sandra Bocksnick) View of the April 8 eclipse from a telescope in Georgetown, Texas. (Courtesy: Jakob Regino) View of the April 8 eclipse from a telescope in Georgetown, Texas. (Courtesy: Jakob Regino) View of the April 8 eclipse from a telescope in Georgetown, Texas. (Courtesy: Jakob Regino) View of the April 8 eclipse from a telescope in Georgetown, Texas. (Courtesy: Jakob Regino) View of the April 8 eclipse from a telescope in Georgetown, Texas. (Courtesy: Jakob Regino) View of the April 8 eclipse in Austin, Texas (Courtesy: Peter Swartz) View of the April 8 eclipse in Austin, Texas (Courtesy: Peter Swartz) View of the April 8 eclipse in Austin, Texas (Courtesy: Peter Swartz) Stuart Little experiencing the April 8 eclipse in Dripping Springs, Texas (Courtesy: Catherine Howard) View of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle) View of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle) View of the total solar eclipse in Texas April 8, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Kate Winkle)
A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and the earth. When the alignment is right, as it is on Monday, it will be fully blocked for those in the path of totality.
Submit your total eclipse day photos by emailing reportit@kxan.com.
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