AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Make your Texas State Park reservations quickly! North Texans will be among a lucky group able to view this April 8th’s total eclipse of the sun, as it travel through Central America northward into North America. In Texas, starting about 1:25 in the afternoon on that day.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation picked up a donation from Lyda Hill Philanthropies to purchase a massive amount of specialty and safe eclipse-viewing equipment and more, available to the public at no charge at state parks in the path of the eclipse. There are 31 Texas State Parks directly situated within the eclipse path of totality from Del Rio to Texarkana, and sold out crowds are expected. In the month of April, state parks normally are busy with arrival of the warmer weather, but on this April 8th, even day passes are expected to fill quickly.
In North Texas, Cedar Hill State Park, Purdis Creek, Towankani and Tyler State Park are among several recommended for optimum full eclipse viewing areas with the donated viewing equipment.
20 thousand eclipse viewing glasses, filters for tabletop sun-spotter telescopes, telescope tripods and solar filters, binocular filters, smartphone sun photography adapters and eclipse-themed books will be distributed through the 31 Texas State Parks within the path of totality for the public’s use.
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