Total solar eclipse wows locals, visitors

  • Several unnamed spectators chilled out before the eclipse April 8 in Burnet at the County Courthouse. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
    Several unnamed spectators chilled out before the eclipse April 8 in Burnet at the County Courthouse. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
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  • The total solar eclipse commenced around 12:30 p.m. April 8 and was complete around 1:35 p.m. Residents were left in total darkness for about four minutes. Photos by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories
    The total solar eclipse commenced around 12:30 p.m. April 8 and was complete around 1:35 p.m. Residents were left in total darkness for about four minutes. Photos by Wayne Craig/Clear Memories
  • Burnet resident Barbara Randle peered up at the sun nearly swallowed by gray clouds and increased darkness several minutes before the total solar eclipse April 8 in Burnet at the county courthouse. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
    Burnet resident Barbara Randle peered up at the sun nearly swallowed by gray clouds and increased darkness several minutes before the total solar eclipse April 8 in Burnet at the county courthouse. Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
had arrived.After months of anticipation, town hall meetings and detailed planning by local hosts and officials, hundreds of area residents and visitors stopped their normal activities or work, so they could gaze up high into the sky high to witness one rare stellar phenomenon – the total solar eclipse.For about five fantastic minutes, the eclipse was the greatest show on Earth, free as a bee. It…

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