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Curious eyes witness historic celestial event

Andrea Torres, Digital Journalist

Tags: Eclipse, Education
The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The first to take photos of the total solar eclipse on Monday in the world were in Mexico. The first in the United States were in Texas.

The path of totality as the moon passed in front of the sun continued over Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and Maine. South Florida got a partial view.

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To share your photos of the total solar eclipse, visit this page.

Photos from Mexico

The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Photos from Texas

The moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Watch partial eclipse in South Florida

Torres contributed to this report from Pembroke Park’s Local 10 News Studio. NASA, ABC News, and The Associated Press contributed.

Copyright 2024 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

About the Author

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

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