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Added on the 08/04/2024 20:55:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Despite cloudy skies, thousands of people flock to Niagara Falls in Canada to witness a rare total solar eclipse. IMAGES
A rare total solar eclipse overtakes Montreal, one of the lucky cities in the "path of totality," where the Moon can be seen completely obscuring the Sun. IMAGES
The 2024 solar eclipse begins in the city of Kerrville, Texas, which is in the path of complete totality for the astronomical phenomenon. The maximum extent of the Moon's shadow will land on Mexico's Pacific coast at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT), then speed northeast across a 15-state swath of the United States and on to Canada, exiting the continent over Newfoundland just under an hour-and-a-half later. The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from a large part of North America won't come around until 2044. IMAGES
Images of the solar eclipse from the International Space Station (ISS), with the Moon's shadow passing over Earth. IMAGES
Hundreds of Mexicans gather outside the National Autonomous University of Mexico in the capital to watch a rare total solar eclipse. The "path of totality," where the Moon completely obscures the Sun's light, will streak across Mexico and the United States, before returning to the ocean over Canada's Atlantic coast, in a celestial spectacle witnessed by tens of millions of people. IMAGES