It is the astronomical event of the year, the total solar eclipse is the first of the century to cross the three countries. Visible in many places, the eclipse lasted more than 4 minutes, bringing darkness to the middle of the day.
The journey of the moon's shadow began in Mexico, crossing the US from Texas to Maine and the Atlantic coast of Canada.
Millions of people turned up for the astronomical event of the year, with schools closed, stadiums full, hotels booked, mass weddings, scientific experiments and conspiracy theories from the apocalyptic to the political. In the United States alone, an audience of over 200 million viewers was estimated.
Billions of people around the world watched the eclipse on TV or online. The cities lucky enough to see the total eclipse were San Antonio, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Buffalo and, in Canada, Montreal, as well as Niagara Falls, where about a million people expected to see the event.
A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, momentarily hiding the solar disk completely. We will have to wait until 2044 for the next eclipse in North America.