Solar eclipse photos: See pictures of celestial event from around US
The total eclipse crossed the U.S. from Texas to Maine on April 8.
ByABC NEWS
April 8, 2024, 1:57 PM
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, plunging millions in parts of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada into darkness for up to four minutes and 27 seconds.
A total solar eclipse is a rare celestial event that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth and, for a short time, completely blocks the face of the sun, according to NASA.
![PHOTO: A partial solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/ca18563a-0807-43f9-9976-2729c379bf9c/eclipse8-rt-ml-240408_1712596844474_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/65e59c55-50e9-4ce4-ae91-7cf7b30aba15/eclipse9-ap-ml-240408_1712598407102_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: People use special protective glasses to observe a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/27e45721-77b5-4eae-976e-72f14ea46ede/eclipse12-rt-ml-240408_1712598694090_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg)
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![PHOTO: The moon begins to eclipse the sun on April 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/e6f61b03-e245-4c88-95d6-06137ee2a64e/eclipse14-gty-ml-240408_1712599657207_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: A total solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/76527097-6ff3-4d5d-95b9-6c07cc7c8851/eclipse16-rt-ml-240408_1712600499132_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: A solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/3abe0101-96da-4dc2-90ef-2b9ad3674c13/eclipse17-rt-ml-240408_1712600499234_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: A partial solar eclipse is seen in Liberty Island, NY on April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/aef0c25d-3481-4e7a-955c-9f229eb5387f/eclipse18-abc-ml-240408_1712600867475_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: A total solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/5ee28262-cdb0-4f8b-b1b3-aa548c41c101/eclipse19-rt-ml-240408_1712601397870_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: Early stages of a total solar eclipse shows the moon crossing in front of the sun in Bloomington, Ind., on April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/b4581000-c9f5-48e1-92e0-954844fd9adf/eclipse20-gty-ml-240408_1712601643588_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: Melissa, left, and Michael Richards watch through solar goggles as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Wooster, Ohio, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/5da9a9c3-d09f-46cd-97d6-60d96d125df5/ohio-eclipse-ap-thg-240408_1712602596314_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg)
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![PHOTO: The moon blots out the sun, during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Carbondale, Illinois, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/07ffabe5-8877-4f9b-b18c-f8ce17f6bde2/Solar-Eclipse-illinois-ap-thg-240408_1712604312659_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: Lily and Clara Nandi watch the eclipse at almost full totality in Hastings on Hudson, NY April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/895fd3c9-678c-4c7b-8bc7-488e5364060d/Elcipse-thg-040824-1_1712604064460_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg)
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![PHOTO: People assemble to view a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, at Niagara Falls, New York, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/6bddea5a-32f7-4a69-938f-b71553a510af/niagara-falls-rt-thg-240408_1712605508635_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: A partial eclipse shines through the Statue of Liberty, New York, April 8, 2024.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/69d8b2fa-b262-43c3-8577-1a5ce3051114/eclipse-statue-liberty-abc-thg-240408_1712607195082_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: The moon crosses in front of the sun during the Great North American Eclipse on April 8, 2024 in Colebrook, New Hampshire.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/b581f3a3-74e6-4cf9-a433-1601e86ecb7c/new-hampshire-eclipse-gty-thg-240408_1712608266620_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: The Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol stands as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Capitol Hill, April 8, 2024, in Washington.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/c4933fff-ca7b-4dc3-b005-27abf847bf0b/washington-dc-eclipse-ap-thg-240408_1712608545217_hpMain.jpg)
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![PHOTO: The moon covers most of the the sun as it approaches the total solar eclipse, as seen from the summit of Saddleback Mountain, April 8, 2024, near Rangeley, Maine.](https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/4a609ac5-b623-4265-b9c3-cc3174fc6d7a/maine-eclipse-ap-thg-240408_1712608748433_hpMain.jpg)
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