Children paused their beach play to watch in awe in Mazatlan, Mexico [Hector Vivas/Getty Image]
Parts of Mexico were in darkness as the eclipse reached totality [Henry Romero/Reuters]
People use special protective glasses to observe the event [Henry Romero/Reuters]
This is the first image of the eclipse, taken in Mazatlan, Mexico [Henry Romero/Reuters]
People gathered early in Mazatlan [Henry Romero/Reuters]
This eclipse is rare because of how many people live along its path [Henry Romero/Reuters]
The clouds parted for some clearer views [Julio Cortez/AP]
This young sky watcher tested his eclipse glasses at New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York [Andrew Kelly/Reuters]
A rainbow forms over Niagara Falls as eclipse watchers began to arrive in the famous state park near the US/Canada border [Soren Larson/Reuters]
People have camped out at Prospect Point with a view of the famous falls, hours in advance [SARAH YENESEL/EPA]
Thousands are expected to view the eclipse from the falls area [SARAH YENESEL/EPA]
The observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards was also filling up. While New York City isn’t in the path of totality, it will see up to 90% of the Sun covered by the Moon [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]
Early visitors wrapped up warm at Niagara Falls on the Canadian side [Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu/Getty Images]
Some 309 people gathered to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people dressed as the sun before the eclipse in Ontario [Jenna Zucker/Reuters]
Telescopes have been set up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana for a public viewing event [Michael Conroy/AP]
US space agency Nasa handed out eclipse glasses to those waiting in Houlton, Maine [Joe Raedle/Getty Images]
