LaVerne Biser, a 105-year-old Texas grandfather and retired plane designer, will watch his 13th total solar eclipse on Monday after a lifetime of chasing the astronomical phenomenon.
In 1963, LaVerne Biser and his family piled into an Oldsmobile station wagon and drove almost 2,000 miles from Texas to Maine to watch their first solar eclipse.
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LaVerne Biser and his late wife Marion saw their first solar eclipse together on July 20, 1963. Now, the retired mechanical engineer and amateur astronomer is prepping to view his 13th.
In 1963, LaVerne Biser and his family piled into an Oldsmobile station wagon and drove almost 2,000 miles from Texas to Maine to watch their first solar eclipse.