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The best photos from the 2024 total solar eclipse

Here are some of the best images as the eclipse crossed Mexico, the U.S., and Canada.

By John Waller and Dialynn Dwyer

The solar eclipse is seen through the clouds in Niagara Falls, New York. – Adam Gray/Getty Images
Totality during the eclipse in Houlton, Maine. – Alex Wong/Getty Images
This composite image of multiple exposures shows the progression of the partial solar eclipse over the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. – Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP
Darkness during totality of the eclipse in Colebrook, New Hampshire. – Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Skiers and hikers watch the total eclipse from the Appalachian Trail at the summit of Saddleback Mountain, near Rangeley, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty / AP
Hundreds spread out across Boston Common ahead of the eclipse. Jack Kaplan for The Boston Globe
Boston Common, ahead of the eclipse. Jack Kaplan for The Boston Globe
The moon partially covers the sun behind the Statue of Liberty in New York. Yuki Iwamura / AP
The sky begins to get dark as the total solar eclipse begins as a plane passes through the path of totality during Southwest Flight 1252 from Dallas to Pittsburgh. – Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
The moon covers most of the the sun as it approaches the total solar eclipse, as seen from the summit of Saddleback Mountain, near Rangeley, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty / AP
A person takes a photograph of the sun during totality in Montreal. Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press via AP
People watch as the eclipse begins at Perkins Pier on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. Danielle Parhizkaran / Globe Staff
At the Conservatory Lab Charter Public School in Dorchester, a viewing of the solar eclipse was held for school students and their families. Suzanne Kreiter / Globe staff
People look toward the sun as darkness falls during the totality phase in Kingston, Ontario. Justin Tang / The Canadian Press via AP
The six columns on Francis Quadrangle at the University of Missouri stand as hundreds of students, faculty, and staff gather. Brian Kratzer / Missourian via AP
Couples to be wed exchange rings just before totality at a mass wedding ceremony at Trenton Community Park in Trenton, Ohio. Jon Cherry / AP
A general view of the stands in Great American Ball Park during the solar eclipse before a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. Aaron Doster / AP
The Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol stands as the moon partially covers the sun. Alex Brandon / AP
Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Mark Schiefelbein / AP
People watch the eclipse on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City. – Spencer Platt / Getty Images
Hanah LaBarre raises her hands to the sky while watching the solar eclipse at Bread and Puppet Theater in Glover, Vermont. Erin Clark / Globe Staff
People gather in a field at the Bread and Puppet Theater while watching the solar eclipse in Glover, Vermont. Erin Clark / Globe Staff
People wear their eclipse glasses as they watch the solar eclipse at the Bread and Puppet Theater in Glover, Vermont. Erin Clark / Globe Staff
The total solar eclipse as seen in Wheelock, Vermont. – Matt Karolian / The Boston Globe
Dezaray Butts and her father, Douglas, wear solar eclipse glasses in Kingston, Ontario. Justin Tang / The Canadian Press via AP
The solar eclipse is seen above the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. – Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
A family who traveled from Columbus, Ohio, use eclipse glasses to view the sun ahead of the solar eclipse in Niagara Falls, New York. Ashley Gilbertson / The New York Times
Cleveland Guardians third baseman Gabriel Arias watches the eclipse in Cleveland. Ron Schwane / AP
People look toward the sky at the “Edge at Hudson Yards” observation deck during the eclipse in New York City. – CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images
The sky darkens as people watch during totality at Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, New York. – ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images
An aerial view of spectators viewing the total solar eclipse in Nazas, Mexico. Marian Carrasquero / The New York Times
Couples view the solar eclipse during a mass wedding at the Total Eclipse of the Heart festival in Russellville, Arkansas. – Mario Tama / Getty Images
People on the street while viewing the totality of the solar eclipse in Eagle Pass, Texas. Todd Heisler / The New York Times
An aerial view of people watching the total eclipse at Cristo de las Noas in Torreon, Mexico. – Saul Perales / Getty Images
The solar eclipse framed above the angel atop the Princes’ Gates in Toronto. Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP
The eclipse in Brady, Texas. – Brandon Bell / Getty Images
A White House staffer looks up to the sky as the eclipse arrives at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin. – ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images
Evelyn Leszcynski, 6, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, watches the eclipse begin at Perkins Pier on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. Danielle Parhizkaran / Globe Staff
People use their cell phones as the sky darkens during the total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Fernando Llano / AP
People watch the total solar eclipse as the sky goes dark in Mazatlan, Mexico. Fernando Llano / AP
The total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Fernando Llano / AP
A patron looks up at the sun during the solar eclipse during a practice round in preparation for the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Ashley Landis / AP
People gather to witness the eclipse in Houlton, Maine. – Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Barbara McLaughlin from Washington, D.C., and her granddaughter test out their eclipse-viewing glasses on the National Mall. – Kent Nishimura / Getty Images
Clouds part as the partial eclipse crosses atop the New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church steeple in Manor, Texas. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP
The moon partially covers the sun during the total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Fernando Llano / AP
Eclipse traffic on Interstate 93. Matt Karolian / Globe Staff
People gather at Waterfront Park ahead of the solar eclipse in Burlington, Vermont. Cassandra Klos / The New York Times
Kids watch the eclipse from a beach in Mazatlan, Mexico. – Hector Vivas / Getty Images
The beginning phase of the total solar eclipse is visible from Arlington, Texas. Julio Cortez / AP

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