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—APViews of the total solar eclipse from Mazatlan, Mexico.Henry Romero—Reuters (3)People watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas.Eric Gay—APMelissa, 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-16A man stands to watch the eclipse during a practice round at The Masters, in Augusta, Ga.Eloisa Lopez—ReutersPeople wrap up warm as they wait for the solar eclipse in Niagara Falls, N.Y., on April 8, 2024.Adam Gray—Getty ImagesPeople prepare their telescope to see the eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico.Hector Vivas—Getty ImagesPeople gather under overcast skies in anticipation of watching the total solar eclipse from Niagara Falls, Ontario.Matt Rourke—APPeople 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 ImagesA 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 ImagesA person uses their phone at Edge at Hudson Yards, in New York City, before the partial solar eclipse.Spencer Platt—Getty ImagesPassengers get ready to board a plane en route to Detroit, following the solar eclipse’s path of totality, in Austin, Texas.Leonardo Benassatto—ReutersAmateur astronomers prepare to watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico.Fernando Llano—APPeople gather on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards before a partial solar eclipse in New York City.Eduardo Munoz—Reuters
