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8 Apr 2024


The highly anticipated total solar eclipse traveled from the Pacific coast of Mexico to Atlantic Canada on Monday, briefly ensconcing parts of Texas, the Midwest, upstate New York and New England in darkness as it made a more than 10,000-mile journey across North America—the first total eclipse to sweep through the U.S. in nearly seven years.

Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

The diamond ring effect is seen as the moon eclipses the sun on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas.

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The total eclipse became visible near the Mexican city of Mazatlan at around 2:07 p.m. Eastern time, according to NASA, darkening the sky in the coastal city for a few minutes as the moon blocked out the sun’s rays.

The “path of totality”—or the area in which the sun will be completely obscured by the moon for roughly four minutes—passed over the U.S.-Mexico border less than 30 minutes later, and reached Cleveland at 3:15 p.m. Eastern, and Burlington, Vermont, around 3:27 p.m. Eastern.

While millions of Americans watched the eclipse, many had their view blocked by overcast skies, with moderate visibility from Texas to Ohio and New York, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, though viewers in northern Maine and New Hampshire, as well as Texas, had some of the best shots of the eclipse under clear skies.

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People use their cell phones as the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico.

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The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan.

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Totality reached the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, after 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

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The sun's atmosphere can be seen around the moon in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Communities In The Path Of Totality Prepare For Monday's Solar Eclipse

The moon begins its descent below the sun's horizon as seen from Brady, Texas.

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Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

A bride and groom view the solar eclipse amid a darkened sky after marrying at a mass wedding at the ... [+] Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Arkansas.

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Totality approached Bloomington, Indiana, as spectators looked on.

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Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

Spectators gather in a field on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.

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A solar eclipse spectator in Wooster, Ohio.

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Stargazers at Niagara Falls prepare for the total solar eclipse.

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The moon begins to eclipse the sun during a total solar eclipse at Niagara Falls State Park.

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Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

The so-called diamond ring is visible during the eclipse in Niagara Falls, New York.

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Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

People gather to watch totality during the eclipse in Niagara Falls, New York.

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The moon eclipses the sun as seen from Stowe, Vermont.

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For stargazers who did stare directly at the sun without protective glasses, or using only sunglasses, experts advise speaking to a medical professional for potential effects from eclipse blindness (retinal burns from staring at the sun). While that blindness is often temporary, it can leave lasting effects, in addition to headaches, reduced visual acuity, light sensitivity and visual distortion people often experience after staring at the sun.

The eclipse also brought a slate of rare astronomical and visual phenomena, allowing stargazers to catch a rare glimpse of the sun’s atmosphere, a midday view of the so-called devil comet and an effect called double rings, resembling the last flash of a sunset before the sun is entirely blocked.