Solar Eclipse 2024: the most spectacular photos

Millions of North Americans from Mexico through the United States and Canada were treated to quite the spectacular show on April 8: a total solar eclipse.

Pictured: A view of the evolution of the total solar eclipse at the beach on April 8, 2024 in Mazatlan, Mexico. Image was created by multiple exposures and digital editing.

A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between Earth and the Sun, blocking the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth. Click on to see the most spectacular photos from the day.

Pictured: Couples view the solar eclipse during totality at a mass wedding at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival on April 8, 2024 in Russellville, Arkansas.

The moon crosses in front of the sun during the Great North American Solar Eclipse  in Lake Carmi, Vermont.

An eerie image from Niagara Falls, Ontario in Canada. Locals were worried the overcast skies would keep them from seeing the eclipse but fortunately that didn't happen. Instead eerie, otherworldly images like this were the result.

A view of total solar eclipse from the port of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. The port of Mazatlan was one of the few cities in the world where the eclipse could be observed with 100% total coverage.

New Yorkers were only treated to a partial solar eclipse, however even so, those in the city were treated to views such as this.

Martin, Ohio was one of the cities in the "path of totality". Here we see the moon as it passes in front of the sun.

Solar flares are visible in this close-up shot of the total eclipse taken in Martin, Ohio.

People look toward the sky to observe total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.

A composite made up of seven photographs, shows the moon passing by the sun into totality creating the diamond ring effect during a total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana.

Washington, DC wasn't in the path of totality however, what residents did see was spectacular. Pictured here is the eclipse seen above the Washington Monument.

A beautiful crescent sun seen in Martin Ohio.

An airplane flies in the path of a partial solar eclipse while seen from Glen Rock, New Jersey. According to The Washington Post, Delta Airlines offered a special flight so passengers could see the eclipse from the sky. However, many say the view wasn't the best.

A beautiful shot of the moon covering the sun during the total solar eclipse in Magog, Quebec, Canada.

Fort Erie, located in the province of Ontario, was in the path of totality. However, residents had to deal with significant cloud cover, and even though they may not have had the clearest view, it was still impressive.

Another cloudy image of the solar eclipse is seen above the National Mall in Washington, DC.

All over North America people travelled hundreds of miles to be in the path of totality and see breathtaking images like this in Ohio.

Whether people were able to witness the total or partial solar eclipse it was a unique opportunity. According to NASA the next total solar eclipse that will be visible in much of North America will not happen until 2044.

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