‘I saw one and I had to see them all’: Meet the man preparing to watch his 13th solar eclipse aged 105
LaVerne Biser, who has been ‘hooked’ since 1963, says he is ‘praying for clear weather’ at event in Plano, Texas
LaVerne Biser, at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, with a photo he took of his favourite solar eclipse in 1979. Photo: Cheryl Torres
In 1963, LaVerne Biser and his family piled into a station wagon and drove almost 3,000km from Texas to Maine to watch their first solar eclipse.
“The car was loaded with luggage and a bunch of my camera equipment, because I wanted to get the perfect picture of the eclipse during our big adventure,” said Mr Biser, who was then 45.
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