A total solar eclipse plunged the skies across a swathe of North America into darkness.
The moon completely blocked out the sun for more than four minutes in some places along a path starting in Mexico and crossing through the United States and into Canada.
Here are some of the best pictures and videos from before, during, and after, the spectacular cosmic event.
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Total eclipse – as it happened
Parts of Mexico, US and Canada plunged into darkness
Mazatlan in Mexico. Pic: Reuters
People watch the partial solar eclipse as they gather on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York. Pic: Reuters
People use their mobile phones as the sky darkens in Mazatlan, Mexico. Pic: AP
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‘Oh my God it’s amazing!’
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People react to total eclipse
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