A total solar eclipse crossing North America has darkened skies across Mexico, the USA and Canada. The moon started to cover up the sun as the partial eclipse began over the South Pacific on Monday afternoon (April 8). Millions along a narrow corridor in North America from Mexico’s Pacific coast to eastern Canada were hoping for the clouds to clear as they eagerly wait for totality to reach their location. Totality will last up to four minutes and 28 seconds in certain spots. Cheers broke out along the beach in the resort city of Mazatlan in Mexico as the moon began to pass over the sun.
A total solar eclipse crossing North America has darkened skies across Mexico , the USA and Canada . The moon started to cover up the sun as the partial eclipse began over the South Pacific on Monday afternoon .
Totality will last up to four minutes and 28 seconds in certain spots. Cheers broke out along the beach in the resort city of Mazatlan in Mexico as the moon began to pass over the sun.Hundreds in a beachside park had passed the time readying their equipment and listening to a youth orchestra play Star Wars songs while a large screen projected images of Princess Leia behind them.
Fifteen US states get a chance to see the full eclipse, although just a small part of Tennessee and Michigan are included. The length of totality varies by location. The moon’s shadow that falls on Earth follows along a path that is 115 miles wide.
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