DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A local couple has been all over the world to see the phenomenon of a total solar eclipse, but for the total solar eclipse on April 8, no travel was required.
Brian Woodruff has been to 17 total solar eclipse events dating back to 1974. The first he saw was seen from an airplane.
"It's hard to explain. It's just a.. I almost call it a magical experience. I guess I just don't get enough of it," said Woodruff.
His wife, Sandy, has seen 15 of them. The pair agree these sights never get old.
"It just brings the power of the universe or something, you know, to see this this black hole in the sky, you know, used to be the sun," said Woodruff.
Unlike the other eclipse the Woodruffs have viewed, today, they were able to stay close to home.
"I'm not a big one to go, like to a stadium of 30,000 people and do it. But yeah, a few hundred people around or, you know, in this case, I don't know, we had 16, 17, you know, friends and family," said Woodruff.
His wife agrees, saying the magic is watching others experiencing totality for the first time.
"Some of our neighbors had never seen an eclipse and so it was fun. So excited. So it's kind of like, see, that's why we go," said Woodruff.
Compared to some others, this was one of their better views.
"It was a beautiful eclipse today and it was really just clear and stunning," said Woodruff.
Recounting their world travels, a trip to a Little Island stands out.
"Rarely get visitors and they just went all out and did their traditional dances and traditional foods and music and everything for us, you know," said Woodruff.
The couple agrees -- they have no intentions to stop making journeys to witness the event.
"That's our hope that's our plan, you know, stay healthy. Well, we'll do it," said Woodruff.