DALLAS – While South Florida experienced a partial eclipse on Monday, the first to take photos of the total solar eclipse around the world were in Mexico, and the first in the United States were in Texas.
The path of totality as the moon passed in front of the sun continued over Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and Maine before moving to Canada.
Ivan Fernandez traveled from Hollywood, Fla., to Dallas, Texas, to witness the celestial event.
“I don’t know if I’m ever going to see a solar eclipse in my life, so this is the time to do it,” Fernandez said. “Even if it’s cloudy, it’s still going to get dark when the moon crosses in front of the sun. It’s still going to become dark.”
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It got dark and it got colder. The totality lasted about 4 minutes and 30 seconds. The spectacle had people clapping, cheering, and even crying.
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Dallas was bustling with visitors far and wide for the show. Some families planned ahead to travel to Dallas from as far as England and Europe.
Kevin Sampron traveled from Denver, he said, “to see that black hole in the sky with the corona glowing around it.”
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Torres contributed to this report from Pembroke Park.