A partial solar eclipse moves across the sky near the Crown of the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
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Today was one for the history books as a total solar eclipse crossed North America. The sky first darkened in Mazatlán, Mexico on the country’s Pacific Coast. Torreón, Mexico saw the longest totality at 4 minutes and 28 seconds. It then entered the United States through Texas and traveled through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. It entered Canada via Southern Ontario, and continued through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. The eclipse left the continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NDT.
Here’s how the eclipse looked at various locations, from Mexico to Canada.
The moon eclipses the sun during a total solar eclipse across North America, at Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, New York. The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from a large part of North America won’t come around until 2044. Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFPSolar prominences are seen during a total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas. Photo by NASA/Keegan BarberThe solar eclipse is seen above the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe moon eclipses the sun during a total solar eclipse across North America, in Bloomington, Indiana. Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFPA sliver of the sun is through the cloudsin Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty ImagesA child observes the reflection of the eclipse in Guadalajara, Mexico. Photo by Leonardo Alvarez Hernandez/Getty ImagesA solar eclipse is seen through the clouds in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty ImagesThis composite image of multiple exposures shows the progression of a total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas. Photo by NASA/Keegan BarberThe Moon, top, is seen passing in front of the Sun, with the top of the Washington Monument in silhouette. Photo by NASA/Bill IngallsThis composite image of multiple exposures shows the progression of a total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas. Photo by NASA/Keegan BarberThe Moon is seen passing in front of the Sun just before totality during a solar eclipse in Kerrville, Texas. Photo by NASA/Aubrey GemignaniA total solar eclipse is seen from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by NASA/Joel KowskyPeople are seen as they watch a total solar eclipse at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo by NASA/Joel Kowsky
