Travelers, undeterred by gloomy forecasts potentially spoiling celestial show, assembled from Texas to Maine for spectacle
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Millions of people across 15 states, and in Mexico and Canada, were witnessing the rare and ethereal spectacle of a total solar eclipse on Monday, with cities plunged into sudden darkness and experiencing a precipitous drop in temperatures.
At lunchtime, the first such eclipse to cross the US in seven years swept ashore in the Mexican beach resort Mazatlán before crossing the Texas border at Eagle Pass and heading north-east towards Canada.