How US, Mexico & Canada enjoyed total solar eclipse; IN PICS
The path of totality commenced above the sunlit sands of a Mexican beach town and casting shadows over the roaring waters of Niagara Falls before concluding along the shores of Canada’s Newfoundland.
The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse across North America, in Magog, Quebec, Canada, on April 8, 2024. (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)
TENS of millions of people throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada gazed upward, tilting their heads to the sky in awe on Monday (8) as day transformed into night, thanks to a total solar eclipse.
The celestial event could be seen from a corridor of land spanning 155 miles in width but over 4,000 miles in length.
What captivated the observers was a spectacle unparalleled: the moon traversing between the Earth and the Sun, obscuring its light in a total solar eclipse.
The path of totality stretched across the North American continent, commencing above the sunlit sands of a Mexican beach town and casting shadows over the roaring waters of Niagara Falls before concluding its voyage along the shores of Canada’s Newfoundland.