A total solar eclipse is plunging the skies along a swathe of North America into darkness.
The moon will completely block out the sun for more than four minutes in some places along a path starting in Mexico and crossing through the United States and into Canada.
Millions are hoping for clouds to clear as they eagerly wait for the phenomenon to reach their location.
Almost everyone on the continent is guaranteed to see at least a partial eclipse – weather permitting.
Follow live:Total eclipse begins as millions of stargazers wait to be plunged into darkness
Image: The moon moves across the sun, as seen from Mazatlan in Mexico. Pic: Reuters
Image: People dance next to models of the earth, sun and moon at Saluki Stadium in Illinois. Pic: Reuters
Image: Tawhid Rana holds his daughter Thia, as she views the sun at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Pic: AP
Image: A rainbow forms over Niagara Falls as people wait for a solar eclipse. Pic: Reuters
Image: Clouds pass in front of the sun in Eagle Pass. Pic: Texas Houston Chronicle/AP
Image: Ximena 7 and Magdalena Govea 11 wait at the Saluki Stadium in Illinois. Pic: Reuters
Image: People prepare their telescopes in Mazatlan, Mexico. Pic: Reuters
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Image: Some of the 309 people gathered to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people dressed as the sun in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Pic: Reuters
Image: Passengers wear solar eclipse glasses as they get ready to board a plane en route to Detroit, Michigan. Pic: Reuters
Image: People stand next to bubbles as they assemble to view a total solar eclipse in Eagle Pass, Texas. Pic: Reuters
Image: The observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York. Pic: Reuters
Image: Fabian Rodriguez in Eagle Pass, Texas. Pic: Reuters
Image: Tourists sit by the Horseshoe Falls ahead of the Solar Eclipse. Pic: Reuters
Image: Path of the eclipse (UK timings)
Image: Tamra Sylvester poses with a person dressed as a NASA astronaut during a total eclipse viewing event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Pic: AP
Image: Special protective glasses placed for people to observe the solar eclipse, in Torreon. Mexico. Pic: Reuters
Image: Amateur astronomers prepare to watch a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico. Pic: AP
Image: A map showing parts of the UK that will be able to see a partial eclipse
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