PHOTOS: Re-experience the spectacle of the total solar eclipse across Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's now been a week since the total solar eclipse dazzled audiences across North America, including right here in Central Texas.
KXAN received hundreds of photos from viewers across the region sharing their view. Here are some of our favorite photos from the day.
Total solar eclipse
Total solar eclipse over Kingsland, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Dale Murphy) The Morris family riding on horseback below a total solar eclipse at 4M Morris Ranch in Llano County, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Noah Wetzel Photography) A compilation of photos during the total solar eclipse in Bee Cave, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jerry Moreno) The shadow of a plane passes by a near-total solar eclipse in Hutto, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Michael Franks) Partial solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Devon Wikstrom Photography) Partial solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Devon Wikstrom Photography) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Devon Wikstrom Photography) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Devon Wikstrom Photography) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Lake Buchanan, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Daniel Deng/@daniel.dng_) Total solar eclipse over Lake Buchanan, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Daniel Deng/@daniel.dng_) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Abbas Ali Amir) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Abbas Ali Amir) Partial solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Abbas Ali Amir) Total solar eclipse over Spicewood, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Gary Cobb) Partial solar eclipse over West Columbia, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Clay Ennis Astrophotography) A compilation of photos during the total solar eclipse in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Uzair Rahim) Partial solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jennifer Forrester) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jennifer Forrester) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jennifer Forrester) Partial solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Keith Mitchell Photography) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Keith Mitchell Photography) Total solar eclipse over Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bob Van Gulick) Total solar eclipse over Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bob Van Gulick) Total solar eclipse over Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bob Van Gulick) Total solar eclipse over Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bob Van Gulick) Total solar eclipse over Lampasas, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bob Van Gulick) Total solar eclipse over Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bill Draper) Total solar eclipse over Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Bill Draper) Partial solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy RomShots) Total solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy RomShots) Partial solar eclipse over the Christ Lutheran Church in Noack, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Danielle Brandenburg) Shadows created by the sun in Llano, Texas, on April 8, 2024, before a total solar eclipse. (Courtesy Dana Koch) Total solar eclipse over Lake Travis, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Cedar Park, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Fayte Le) Dark skies over Meadowlakes, Texas, during a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Garrett Wood) Total solar eclipse over Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Gayle Bauscher) Total solar eclipse over Spicewood, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Helge Alsguth) Total solar eclipse over Spicewood, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Helge Alsguth) Total solar eclipse over Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jakob Regino) Total solar eclipse over Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jakob Regino) Total solar eclipse over Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jerry Jackson) Total solar eclipse over Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Jerry Jackson) Partial solar eclipse over Fort Cavazos, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Partial solar eclipse over Fort Cavazos, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Fort Cavazos, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Pflugerville, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Kathy Glenn) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Kenny Poehl) Total solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Laura Nicoletta) Partial solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Liem Quang Nguyen) Partial solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Liem Quang Nguyen) Total solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Partial solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Dark skies over Burnet, Texas, during a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Total solar eclipse over Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Mark Lewis) Total solar eclipse over Pflugerville, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Matthew Anderson Brooks) Total solar eclipse over Pflugerville, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Matthew Anderson Brooks) Total solar eclipse over Marble Falls, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Sammy Loerch) Total solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Sarah Brilz Brand Building Content Creations) Total solar eclipse over Leander, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Sarah Brilz Brand Building Content Creations) Partial solar eclipse over Blanco, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Shadi A. Dunkin)
People enjoying the view
Father and son watching the total solar eclipse in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Aug. 21, 2017, and Waco, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Ella Lind, 95, watches the total solar eclipse over Manor, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Mary Lind) People watching the partial solar eclipse over Bastrop, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Nicole DeGuzman) Round Rock Fire Department Capt. Matt Quade watches the total solar eclipse in Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) People watch the total solar eclipse over Cedar Park, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) People watch the total solar eclipse over Cedar Park, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) People watching the total solar eclipse over Kingsland, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Kristen Knight) The Round Rock High School Dragon Band watches the total solar eclipse in Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Cathy Benford, RRHS Assistant Band Director) A family tries to spot a total solar eclipse through the clouds in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Mindy B.) Seven-year-old Drew watches the total solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Courtney Kenefick) Watching the total solar eclipse in Marble Falls, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Dale Heath) A student watches a total solar eclipse over Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024, a few weeks before graduation. (Courtesy Pinkle Toes Photography) Watching the total solar eclipse in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Joshua Cervenka) Five-year-old Jubilee watching the total solar eclipse in Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Platini Onarcisse) People watching the total solar eclipse in Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy G. Romo) People watching the total solar eclipse in Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy G. Romo) People watching the total solar eclipse in Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy G. Romo) People watching the total solar eclipse in Georgetown, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy G. Romo) People gather in Zilker Park to watch the total solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Katie Pearson & Athena Campbell) People gather in Zilker Park to watch the total solar eclipse over Austin, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Katie Pearson & Athena Campbell) Watching the total solar eclipse over Cedar Creek, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Maya Henderson) Children watching the total solar eclipse in San Marcos, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Shari Denman) Sisters Josephine and Valerie wearing homemade eclipse masks during a total solar eclipse in Fredericksburg, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Vivien Watson) Sisters Josephine and Valerie wearing homemade eclipse masks during a total solar eclipse in Fredericksburg, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Vivien Watson) Watching the eclipse in Round Rock, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Ashley St. Clair) Watching a total solar eclipse in Driftwood, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Alfonso Garcia)
Animals joining in on the fun
Earl the emu in Georgetown, Texas, ready to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. (KXAN viewer photo) Goats ready for the total solar eclipse in Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Goats ready for the total solar eclipse in Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Goats ready for the total solar eclipse in Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) A dog ready for the total solar eclipse in Pflugerville, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (KXAN Viewer Photo) Dachshunds Sire, Duchess, Lourdes, and Bishop awaiting the total solar eclipse in Central Texas on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Robyn Hefner) Prince preparing for the total solar eclipse in Manor, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Sandra Bocksnick) Stuart Little watching the total solar eclipse in Dripping Springs, Texas, on April 8, 2024. (Courtesy Catherine Howard)
NASA says the next solar eclipse to cross Central Texas won’t be until the year 2343. Before the 2024 eclipse, the last path of totality that included Austin was in 1397, according to the University of Texas.