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Texas man is preparing to watch his 13th solar eclipse. He’s 105.


LaVerne Biser, 105, has traveled the world to take photos and witness total eclipses of the sun. He’s also made his own telescopes.

“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 Biser, who was then 45. Biser said he was raised on a farm in Ohio, where he spent a lot of time outdoors with his two brothers and developed an appreciation for science and the natural world. After graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in mechanical engineering, he designed airplanes at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth for more than four decades.

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