Tens of millions of people watched a total eclipse of the Sun sweep across a broad swathe of North America
People gathered along its route in Mexico, Canada and several US states to view the spectacle
Mexico's president joined gazers who converged on the resort town of Mazatlan to see the darkness at noon
Many were treated to a breath-taking display of the Sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, which is usually obscured by its own intense glare
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We weren't going to let our correspondents in the field have all the fun - at the BBC's bureau in Washington DC, some of the team went up to the rooftop for a view of the partial eclipse... while for others, looking out the office window was just fine.
And some of our New York team headed down to the streets to watch it among the crowds of office workers.
More than a million people gathered at Niagra Falls to watch today's eclipse.
The crowd at the iconic landmark watched on in awe as the blackout rolled through.
Image source, Getty ImagesUS Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also managed to catch a glimpse from his office balcony in Washington DC at the Capitol Building.
Image source, ReutersPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the millions of Canadians marvelling at today's eclipse.
He was photographed looking up at the sky from his office in Ottawa, Ontario, where there was a 90% partial solar eclipse.
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As totality moves out across the Atlantic Ocean, our live stream continues with partial eclipses still visible across eastern Canada.
Stay with us as we bring you more reactions from those on the ground in Mexico and across North America, as well as the science describing what we're seeing.
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The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is the last place on land to see the eclipse.
The tiny coastal hamlet of Maberly will be the final place to see the eclipse - for 2 minutes 54 seconds.
After that, it rolls off the earth, until next time.
Image source, ReutersBen Morris
Live reporter
Isabelle Ethier from Montréal in Canada, feels a massive impact from the event.
"I feel connected to something bigger. It's very special," she told the BBC.
Although observing it by herself, she says that she feels “alone but not alone at the same time.
"At first I was not into it and then I decided to live in the moment. Like they say, it's a unique experience. I am alone at my place on my rooftop terrace listening to The Total Eclipse of Heart Radio Spotify playlist. All my neighbours are out watching it.
"People are taking the time to watch it. Taking a break from their crazy lives."
Image source, Isabelle Ethier
Image source, Chris Hadfield on XAmong the Canadians seeing their first ever total solar eclipse is astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Hadfield, who has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station, will be watching it from Florenceville-Bristol, a town of about 1,600 people in New Brunswick, Canada.
He told CBC news that he had been practicing for the last 24 hours, familiarising himself with his eclipse glasses and camera before the big moment.
"I'm really curious to what exactly it looks like and how the sound changes and how the atmosphere changes," Hadfield said.
"I think there's also a mediate link with people 1,000 years ago, standing here on the shores of the St. John River and what it must have felt like for them."
As we've reported earlier, the total solar eclipse has just entered Canada.
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Eloise Alanna
Reporting from Quebec province in Canada
The total eclipse has made it get eerily dark and cooler - it feels like dusk.
I’m at a nature reserve next to lake Boivin. It’s quiet and peaceful and people have gathered in secluded spots along the nature trails.
Anne-Marie and her two children have come from outside Montreal to the reserve. They are experimenting with a sieve and watching the shadows change and the circles become crescents, reflecting what’s happening in the sky.
The children are excited to see what happens when it goes dark. School was closed for them and Anne-Marie is happy she can take the children to see this eclipse.
Montreal is now in totality - not much more to go of this total solar eclipse.
Check out the latest satellite picture, which shows a dark shadow reaching North America.
Image source, CIRA/NOAA
Image source, ReutersTorreon, Mexico
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Nada Tawfik
Reporting from Niagara Falls, New York State
Image source, Getty ImagesA man watches the approaching eclipse in Niagara Falls, New York
It's been a cloudy day in northern New York.
But just as totality hit, the clouds parted and we were able to get a clear view of the eclipse.
Mother nature is truly teasing us now, as the clouds pass in front again, before crossing and moving on.
All the people gathering here weren't short-changed at all.
Image source, .Nada Tawfik
Reporting from Niagara Falls, New York State
There is still a heavy cloud cover in Niagara Falls, but it is noticeably getting darker and the temperature has dropped quite a bit.
Mother nature has been teasing us a little bit. There was a brief moment when the cloud cover dispersed and the sun was viewable as a crescent in the sky, and the crowd here just absolutely went wild.
Seeing just how thrilled people were at that sight was quite exciting.
Folks are still cautiously optimistic that they will be able to see that brilliant bright corona of the sun during totality.
Helena Humphrey
Reporting from Cleveland
Just as totality hits, fireworks are launched over this crowded park in Cleveland.
The sun's corona is clearly visible as a halo around the moon and the stars have suddenly come out in the middle of the day.
Cheers are ringing out during what seems like one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen.
It's so hard to take my eyes off it.
Returning to my broadcasting duties, it's so dark that I can barely see the camera lens.
Image source, .Nada Tawfik
Reporting from Niagara Falls, New York State
We've been a bit more at the mercy with the weather here than other parts of North America that are in the path of totality.
Many are looking up at the sky with hopes to see the sun through the clouds, but so far we haven't had much a break with that. But we will see how it progresses over the next hour or so.
Niagara Falls has since filled up with tourists on both sides of the US-Canada border. Many are checking two items off their bucket list at once: seeing the iconic natural landmark for the first time, while also catching a spectacular total solar eclipse.
It's very much a picnic-like atmosphere here, and people are not getting too down about the weather.
No matter what happens, folks tell me they will live in this moment and enjoy it.
Helena Humphrey
reporting from Cleveland
The skies over Cleveland are blue and clear and the air is warm.
Ohio has not seen a total eclipse since 1806, only three years after becoming a state.
Legend has it that the local Shwanee leader, Tecumseh, had predicted the eclipse at the time.
The story shows that moments like this aren't just about the solar system and science.
They're also about the stories that bind us, and how the past connects to the future.
It'll be another 400 years before Ohio sees another total eclipse.