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A person watches the start of the eclipse as people gather on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards during a partial solar eclipse in New York City, New York, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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People pose for a portrait before boarding a solar eclipse flight to Detroit from Austin, Texas, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm
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People dance next to representations of the earth, sun and moon at Saluki Stadium, ahead of a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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Some of the 309 people gathered to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people dressed as the sun pose on a sightseeing boat, before the total solar eclipse in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jenna Zucker
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People observe the solar eclipse, in Torreon, state of Coahuila, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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People lie down to view a total solar eclipse, where the moon blots out the sun, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Monterrosa
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Judah Terlep, 4, from Blue Mound, Illinois, wears a mask with solar eclipse glasses, ahead of a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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A boy watches a total solar eclipse, where the moon blots out the sun, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Monterrosa
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People observe the solar eclipse, in Torreon, state of Coahuila, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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People stand next to bubbles as they assemble to view a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Monterrosa
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People gather on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards before a partial solar eclipse in New York City, New York, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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People observe the solar eclipse, in Torreon, state of Coahuila, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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A person prepares his telescope as people gather and wait to observe a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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Adrian Plaza, 9, of Queens, tests his eclipse glasses ahead of a partial solar eclipse, where the moon will partially blot out the sun, at New York Hall of Science in Queens borough, New York City, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
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People look at t-shirts outside of Saluki Stadium, ahead of a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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A child dressed as an astronaut waits to observe the solar eclipse, in Torreon, state of Coahuila, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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People assemble to view a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Monterrosa
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A man observes the solar eclipse projected on paper from a telescope in Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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People assemble to view a partial solar eclipse, where the moon will partially blot out the sun, at Times Square in New York City, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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People at Niagara Falls State Park watch Niagara Falls and the rainbow ahead of a solar eclipse to take place later in the day, in New York, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Soren Larson
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A solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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The moon blots out the sun, during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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A partial solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A total solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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A solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A partial solar eclipse is seen from Mazatlan, Mexico April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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A man holds up his hands as the sun peeks through the clouds during a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, at Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum in Dunkirk, New York, U.S., April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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The moon blots out the sun, during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Total solar eclipse across North America