A woman looks toward the sky at the Edge at Hudson Yards observation deck during a solar eclipse, in New York City, on April 8, 2024. Credit - Charly Triballeau—AFP/Getty Images
Crowds gathered across the U.S. for today’s total solar eclipse, with viewing sites set up across the path of totality—including one along Niagara Falls State Park, a special “eclipse flight” traveling through the eclipse’s path, and a mass wedding that took place in Russellville, Ark. just minutes before totality.
The eclipse passed through 15 states, entering the U.S. in Texas and exiting in Maine, and passing through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and parts of Tennessee and Michigan. Millions of people were expected to watch the event, which is the last time a total solar eclipse will be visible in the contiguous United States until 2044.
Here are photos of the eclipse—and some of its millions of viewers—from across the U.S.
People watch a total solar eclipse as the sky goes dark in Mazatlan, Mexico.Fernando Llano—AP
People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas.Eric Gay—AP
The solar eclipse nearing totality in Dallas, Texas.Jake Dockins for TIME
Visitors watch the solar eclipse move into totality during an eclipse viewing event in Bloomington, Ind.Chet Strange—Bloomberg/Getty Images
Views of the total solar eclipse from Mazatlan, Mexico.Henry Romero—Reuters (3)
Couples view the solar eclipse during a mass wedding at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Ark.Mario Tama—Getty Images
People assemble to view a partial solar eclipse, where the moon will partially blot out the sun, at Times Square in New York City.Shannon Stapleton—Reuters
Students at the University of Sonora use their shadows to reflect the eclipse on the ground in Hermosillo, Mexico.Jesus Ballesteros—Norte Photo/Getty Images
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.solar-eclipse-photos-16
People look at the sky at Saluki Stadium, as the moon is about to block the sun in a total solar eclipse, in Carbondale, Illinois.Evelyn Hockstein—Reuters
A passenger wears solar eclipse glasses as she looks from a special Delta Airlines eclipse flight following the path of totality over the United States.Leonardo Benassatto—Reuters
People use special protective glasses to observe a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico.Henry Romero—Reuters
José Ramírez of the Cleveland Guardians looks up at the solar eclipse before the home opener against the Chicago White Sox, in Cleveland, Ohio.Mike Lawrie—Getty Images
Couples view the solar eclipse during totality at a mass wedding at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Ark.Mario Tama—Getty Images
A caddie uses glasses to view the eclipse during a practice round prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.Warren Little—Getty Images
People hold their hands up to the sky, hoping the clouds will part during cloudy conditions to see a total solar eclipse at Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum in Dunkirk, N.Y.Elizabeth Frantz—Reuters
People wrap up warm as they wait for the solar eclipse in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on April 8, 2024.Adam Gray—Getty Images
People prepare their telescope to see the eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico.Hector Vivas—Getty Images
People gather under overcast skies in anticipation of watching the total solar eclipse from Niagara Falls, Ontario.Matt Rourke—AP
People look through a telescope that is tracking the path of the sun as people gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to view the partial solar eclipse.Kent Nishimura—Getty Images
A bride and groom look on before a planned mass wedding of over 200 couples at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Ark.Mario Tama—Getty Images
Passengers get ready to board a plane en route to Detroit, following the solar eclipse’s path of totality, in Austin, Texas.Leonardo Benassatto—Reuters
Amateur astronomers prepare to watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico.Fernando Llano—AP
People gather on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards before a partial solar eclipse in New York City.Eduardo Munoz—Reuters
The solar eclipse is seen above the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images
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