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Millions of North Americans went outside to see a total solar eclipse. The eclipse first made landfall at 8:07 pm Dutch time, in the western Mexican city of Mazatlán.
The eclipse’s path then curves to the northeast, passing through cities such as Dallas and Indianapolis in the United States and Montreal in Canada. In total, about 44 million people will live within the path of the total eclipse. Hundreds of millions more live in areas where there was a partial solar eclipse.
In Mazatlan, thousands of people stood in the street armed with eclipse glasses. The moment when the sun completely disappeared behind the moon and darkness fell over the city in the middle of the day lasted more than four minutes. Mexican President Lopez Obrador was also in Mazatlan.
People also gathered at other places along the route to view the eclipse, partial or otherwise.
Viewing: Looking at a total solar eclipse with glasses
At 9:55 pm Netherlands time, the solar eclipse left mainland North America. This happened in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Total solar eclipse is very rare. The last time this happened in Europe was in 1999. In the Netherlands it was not entirely the case. One is expected in northern Spain in 2026.
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France Press agency
Mexican President Lopez Obrador was in Mazatlán -
Reuters
In New York, people took to the streets to watch the partial eclipse -
Reuters
Several people also went outside in Carbondale, Illinois
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